shortlist
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Another judge, poet Raymond Antrobus, told reporters: "All of us individually had a different idea for a shortlist and then it was a tussle."
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
His try-scoring feats through Saints' run to the Champions Cup final, complete with pre-planned celebrations, earned him a spot on the eight-strong shortlist for the continental competition's player of the year.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Min Zin and other detainees in China are expected to be on the shortlist of issues President Trump will raise with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
We went through the status of pending matters, a shortlist with oral arguments still a month away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham and Arsenal's Declan Rice join Kane, the favourite for the award, on the 30-player shortlist.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
