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long list

noun

  1. a list of suitable applicants for a job, post, etc, from which a short list will be selected
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to put (someone) on a long list
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The court heard a long list of crimes that Abbas has been found guilty of in the past - from petty crime and small-time drug trafficking to bank robberies - and retraced his difficult childhood, which was partly spent in Algeria and marked by the deaths of two of his siblings.

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The long list of cases against the utility continue to pile up as homeowners seek compensation for damage they believe was caused by the utility’s mismanagement of water resources or its power lines.

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He joins a long list of South Korean presidents whose political careers have been marred by scandal, from jail to assassination to suicide.

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Last month, Moscow came up with a long list of conditions in response to a full ceasefire that had been agreed by the US and Ukraine.

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Yet despite having undergone more than 100 procedures, when she scans her face using SoYoung's "magic mirror" feature, the app still points out "imperfections" and suggests a long list of recommended surgeries.

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