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checklist

[chek-list] / ˈtʃɛkˌlɪst /


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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

OpenAI said Tan only emailed himself nonconfidential files, personal notes, and a widely accessible manager’s checklist to prepare for his exit from the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

This might include creating an actual checklist so she doesn’t overlook certain steps.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

Understanding who is responsible for what work and to what degree requires consulting a floor plan, a checklist and the booklet: an awkward juggling act that would have been eased by some wall labels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

I never had a checklist of what I would want in a boyfriend.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

In Brooklyn, organizers distribute “Red Cards” with 90-day checklists of activities like attending a coffee or canvassing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

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

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

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

I went to sleep each night thinking about what still needed to be done and opened my eyes every morning with my mental checklists for the day, the week, and the month ahead already made.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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