short list
noun
: a limited list of important items or individuals
especially
: a list of candidates for final consideration (as for a position or a prize)
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Emerging on the short list of candidates is Pat Shanahan, who is the CEO of Boeing supplier and fuselage contractor Spirit AeroSystems, Tully reported.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 May 2024
Both Scott, who is Black, and Rubio, who is Hispanic, are top minority leaders in the Republican Party who are on presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s short list of possible running mates.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 May 2024
Both Scott, who is Black, and Rubio, who is Hispanic, are top minority leaders in the Republican Party who are on presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s short list of possible running mates.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
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“Short list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20list. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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