waiting list
Americannoun
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waiting lists
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of waiting list
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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When Neko Health offered to move me up the waiting list for a pre-launch scan, I took the $499 plunge.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Organizers said hundreds of names were on a waiting list for the event, highlighting the industry buzz around Venezuela's oil sector re-opening after years of state control.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Within weeks, he was placed on the super urgent waiting list for a transplant.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Cuba had a waiting list of nearly 100,000 patients, 12,000 of them children, for surgery, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
I did, but I was put on a long waiting list and never received a call.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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