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reserved list

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noun

  1. a list of retired naval, army, or air-force officers available for recall to active service in an emergency

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Shaw, who was on the injured reserved list at the time, was suspended for the remainder of the 2019 season as well as the 2020 season.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2022

Raheem Mostert, who is on the 49ers’ injured reserved list, took his thoughts to social media and reiterated not to take the virus lightly.

From Fox News • Jan. 7, 2022

But the number of seasons is reduced if players spent time on the injured reserved list because they presumably were not exposed to head hits then.

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2017

He missed the war; as a farm worker in Norfolk, England, he was on the reserved list.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even so, the Communist Party and its allies, principally the United Peasants' Party and the Democratic Party, retained 299 seats in the 460-member Sejm through a reserved list.

From Time Magazine Archive

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