watch list

noun

: a list of people or things that are being closely watched because they are likely to do or experience bad things in the future

The animals are on a watch list of species that could become extinct soon.

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The government refused to assume responsibility for debt owed to foreign nations and investors (many of whom were in the UK which placed Iceland on a terror watch list). —

Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 The biggest threats to National Security are the weak leadership of the Biden Administration and the wide open border that is letting everyone from military age men from China to those on the terror watch list into our country. —

Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2024 According to data on the CBP website, officers encountered 564 people on the watch list in fiscal year 2023 at land ports of entry, up from 157 in 2021. —

Osej Serratos, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024 In that case, go ahead and put USA on your watch list. —

Michael Foster, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for watch list