hit list
noun
: a list of persons or programs to be opposed or eliminated
broadly
: a list of those targeted for special attention or treatment
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced a hit list of American companies and universities operating in the Middle East - including Meta, Oracle, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Google – forcing many to ask staff to work from home.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
For a proper evening after a day spent on golf, boating, croquet, or shopping—the Boca Grande hit list—emerge from your suite or cottage in your best threads and gather first (or last) at BZ’s, a cozy bar tucked off the lobby, before a long, leisurely meal in the elegant main dining room.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
Shohei Ohtani continues to be atop the Toronto hit list for not being on a plane here more than two years ago.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Trump would not reveal if the younger Khamenei would also eventually land on his hit list.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 9 Mar. 2026
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
For a proper evening after a day spent on golf, boating, croquet, or shopping—the Boca Grande hit list—emerge from your suite or cottage in your best threads and gather first (or last) at BZ’s, a cozy bar tucked off the lobby, before a long, leisurely meal in the elegant main dining room.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
Shohei Ohtani continues to be atop the Toronto hit list for not being on a plane here more than two years ago.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Trump would not reveal if the younger Khamenei would also eventually land on his hit list.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Hit list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20list. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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