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[chek-list] / ˈtʃɛkˌlɪst /


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A checklist also found on Mangione contained entries including "intel check in" and reminders to purchase a camera from the Best Buy retail chain.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Human matchmakers say that nudging their clients beyond a strict checklist of what they think they want is core to their practice.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The newly-appointed secretary of state, Sir Chris Bryant, has said he is coming to Northern Ireland with "a checklist of things I want to get sorted" rather than a chequebook.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

"I encourage patients to be proactive and use the checklist to start a conversation with their primary care provider about any concerning bowel changes."

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

"I had a few minutes, so I ran through the aerobrake lockdown checklist for the reactor room. Everything's ready for acceleration and the compartment's sealed off."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

They distribute checklists and tax organizers in late December, urging clients to make incremental progress early in tax season to avoid last-minute stress.

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

One of the checklists, about rolling back protections for Haitians in the U.S., emerged in litigation last year.

From Salon Mar. 5, 2026

"The flaps are set by pilots themselves, before take off, and there are several checklists and procedures to verify the setting," Mr Chan said.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2025

Another person cited new checklists Narasimhan rolled out that help keep stores neat and orderly, but shift managers’ attention from spending time with their employees to crossing off to-do lists.

From Seattle Times May 29, 2024

When the pilots sat in the cockpit and worked their way through the written checklists that flight crews follow on every significant point of procedure, those checklists were in English.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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