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Recent Examples of wait-list
Over 50 percent of its schools are completely full, with wait-lists.
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Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Milk Makeup’s Cooling Water Jelly Tints were quick to rack up 60,000 shoppers on its wait-list, 160,000 hearts on Sephora’s Loves list and sold 400,000 units during that period — nearly $10 million at the product’s $24 price point.
—James Manso, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
The Times previously reported that the Trump inaugural fund had surpassed $170 million, a record, and that even major donors have been wait-listed for events.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
As of last check, the in-demand event was wait-listing prospective audience members.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
The California wait list time is up to 10 years; hence California has an even higher fraction of wait-list deaths.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
Applied to 11 schools, accepted to six, wait-listed at two.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
Despite a social worker’s efforts, Sofia was wait-listed for a family treatment program with a Spanish-speaking provider who offered sliding-scale payment.
—Ashley Andreou, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
More than a quarter of them have since received at least one wait-list offer, Styer said.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Milk Makeup’s Cooling Water Jelly Tints were quick to rack up 60,000 shoppers on its wait-list, 160,000 hearts on Sephora’s Loves list and sold 400,000 units during that period — nearly $10 million at the product’s $24 price point.
—James Manso, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
The Times previously reported that the Trump inaugural fund had surpassed $170 million, a record, and that even major donors have been wait-listed for events.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
As of last check, the in-demand event was wait-listing prospective audience members.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
The California wait list time is up to 10 years; hence California has an even higher fraction of wait-list deaths.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
Applied to 11 schools, accepted to six, wait-listed at two.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
Despite a social worker’s efforts, Sofia was wait-listed for a family treatment program with a Spanish-speaking provider who offered sliding-scale payment.
—Ashley Andreou, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
More than a quarter of them have since received at least one wait-list offer, Styer said.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wait-list
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Echoing laws passed in Texas and Washington state, the proposal would allow some veterans and former firefighters, police officers and EMTs to enroll in clinical trials testing the effectiveness of psilocybin to treat mental illnesses.—
Grant Stringer,
The Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2025
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The spring roster released Wednesday had 107 players, which doesn’t include the 11 incoming freshmen who will enroll in June or the two remaining grad transfers (Fields and Ty Washington) who will also join this summer.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Clint continued in his career, becoming a rarity: a child star who matriculated into an adult actor, playing hundreds of character roles.—
John Baldoni,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Just 22 new Black medical students matriculated last year, 5.4% of the state's new cohort of medical students.—
Carly Mallenbaum,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
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Looking at the credits, there’s a lot of studios listed on here, even on some individual tracks, so most of these songs look like they were worked on over a period of time, sometimes with different people and places.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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For context, some of the league’s smaller market teams, such as the Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, and Oklahoma City Thunder, are based in cities with populations far larger than any of the counties listed above.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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According to Darwin's Ark, nearly 5,000 cats have been registered for the project since 2024.—
Manuela López Restrepo,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
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The presentation will include how the river’s role in shaping communities and industries. To register for the program, go to go to jcprd.com/1836/Museum.—
Debra Skodack,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
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The City Council is scheduled to approve each of the payouts in open session Tuesday.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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There are also approximately 32 are in criminal custody who have active detainers — that is, ICE has asked that they be held for up to 48 hours after they're scheduled to be released.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Passengers can book a regular round-trip ticket, and get a complimentary companion fare that can be used for a friend, spouse, or anyone else.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Mar. 2025
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There are, by the organization’s current count, some 160,000 members of the Screen Actors Guild, many of whom are booking gigs on the regular.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Wait-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wait-list. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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