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checklist

[chek-list] / ˈtʃɛkˌlɪst /


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A checklist drawn up by the government recommends having nine litres of water per person – enough for three days – along with non-perishable food such as tinned meat and vegetables or dried fruit.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

In 2022 the American Heart Association added sleep to its health checklist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

As much as I love participatory, immersive theater — productions that often rely on some form of audience participation — “The Pineapple” was providing me with a checklist of things I generally avoid.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Unlike a simple checklist, it felt like the app was doing everything in its power to lull you into spending more time there.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

It was agony having to say “Uh-huh” and “Hunh-uh” to Nurse Beverly as she went through the checklist with him after dinner to make sure he had everything packed for vacation and camp.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

What travelers have come to hate, however, are chore checklists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

They’d ingest all of your financial information into their software and would have checklists to make sure they got all the relevant information.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

This tactic – of bombarding responders with lengthy bureaucratic checklists and processes – is routinely deployed by the junta to restrict the activities of international aid organisations in Myanmar, humanitarian sources told the BBC.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2025

If you need help making a plan, search for tax checklists, which can be a great tool to make sure you have everything you need.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 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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