watch list
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of watch list
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Oram added the petition was used as "the basis of a watch list" for people carrying out "activities that were considered distasteful".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Standouts for your weekend watch list: If you’re going to the movies this weekend, check out Anne Hathaway’s new dinosaur film, The End of Oak Street.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Treasury, which put the Alpine nation on its watch list for currency manipulation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
The commerce ministry added a further 20 Japanese organisations, including automaker Subaru, to a "watch list" requiring stricter reviews of exported items that could be used for military purposes.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
Anyone who hangs out at Cape Fear Pier in the middle of the night needs to be on a watch list.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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