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Recent Examples of wait-list
Milk Makeup’s Cooling Water Jelly Tints were quick to rack up 60,000 shoppers on its wait-list, 160,000 hearts on Sephora’s Loves list and sold 400,000 units during that period — nearly $10 million at the product’s $24 price point.
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James Manso, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
The Times previously reported that the Trump inaugural fund had surpassed $170 million, a record, and that even major donors have been wait-listed for events.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
As of last check, the in-demand event was wait-listing prospective audience members.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
The California wait list time is up to 10 years; hence California has an even higher fraction of wait-list deaths.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
Applied to 11 schools, accepted to six, wait-listed at two.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
Despite a social worker’s efforts, Sofia was wait-listed for a family treatment program with a Spanish-speaking provider who offered sliding-scale payment.
—Ashley Andreou, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
More than a quarter of them have since received at least one wait-list offer, Styer said.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
She was wait-listed, but was admitted to the nonfiction program.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
James Manso, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
The Times previously reported that the Trump inaugural fund had surpassed $170 million, a record, and that even major donors have been wait-listed for events.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
As of last check, the in-demand event was wait-listing prospective audience members.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
The California wait list time is up to 10 years; hence California has an even higher fraction of wait-list deaths.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
Applied to 11 schools, accepted to six, wait-listed at two.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
Despite a social worker’s efforts, Sofia was wait-listed for a family treatment program with a Spanish-speaking provider who offered sliding-scale payment.
—Ashley Andreou, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
More than a quarter of them have since received at least one wait-list offer, Styer said.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
She was wait-listed, but was admitted to the nonfiction program.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wait-list
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In the letter template from the state’s Office of Religious and Independent School Support, parents were given a choice: Find a different religious school, enroll in public school, or supplement with home school while monitored by the district.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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In China today, almost two-thirds of 18-year-olds enroll in a college or university, up from 10 percent in 2000.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Just 22 new Black medical students matriculated last year, 5.4% of the state's new cohort of medical students.—
Carly Mallenbaum,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
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There was a slight drop in the percentage of matriculating students who have parents with less education than a bachelor's degree, going from 21.3% to 20.7%.—
Maya Goldman,
Axios,
14 Jan. 2025
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One of her duets with co-star Cynthia Erivo lives on four different rankings in the country, but not the Official Physical Singles list this time around.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Along with listing its price growth outlook, the central bank also halved the U.K.’s economic growth forecast from 1.5% to 0.75% this year.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
19 Feb. 2025
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Read on to find a list of foods in the latter camp that registered dietitians wholeheartedly recommend.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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Overall, about 12,000 earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 1 have been registered since Jan. 26, with 109 on Monday alone, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens’ crisis management committee said in a statement Tuesday.—
Elena Becatoros,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Opening arguments are scheduled to begin Monday in federal court in Minneapolis for the trial of the alleged ringleader of the Feeding our Future fraud scheme.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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Hurts is entering his contract year in 2023 and is scheduled to make $4.304 million on a $4,789,486 salary cap number.—
Sophie Hanson,
StyleCaster,
9 Feb. 2025
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Dexter: Resurrection has booked another familiar name.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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He was booked Saturday by Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies on suspicion of felony arson, misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia and a felony violation of probation.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Wait-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wait-list. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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