shortlist

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According to Lallois, Montaclair began his invention in 2015, around the time a Besançon newspaper carried a story headlined: "Local man on shortlist for Nobel."

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Each of us has a shortlist of movies we find ourselves rewatching, movies we will finish even if they’re half-over when we tune in.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Now, our goal is to get on that shortlist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

A shortlist of must-see masterpieces out of roughly 2,500 stunners at the biggest U.S. museum relaunch of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In the summer, the public will be invited to say which specific wildlife, native to the UK, from the shortlist they would like to feature on the next series of banknotes.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026