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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Obsolete preterit of bless and bless.

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  • noun An informal list of people in any of several categories (but especially in the entertainment industry) who are admired, desirable or bankable, but not as much as the people on the A-list

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Examples

  • Lawyers for the league and players' association resumed negotiations Friday on the remaining issues, the so-called B-list items such as drug testing, the draft eligibility age and the commissioner's power to discipline.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • After the tentative deal between owners and players was reached on Nov. 26, the negotiation of the so-called "B-list" issues was the most daunting obstacle that remained.

    SI.com 2011

  • Lawyers for the league and players' association resumed negotiations Friday on the remaining issues, the so-called B-list items such as drug testing, the draft eligibility age and the commissioner's power to discipline.

    SI.com 2011

  • Lawyers for the league and players' association resumed negotiations Friday on the remaining issues, the so-called B-list items such as drug testing, the draft eligibility age and the commissioner's power to discipline.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Once the N.B.P.A. becomes a union again, the parties can return to the table and negotiate a number of so-called B-list items for the new labor deal.

    NYT > Home Page By HOWARD BECK 2011

  • Negotiators for the league and the players union were working through the last of the so-called B-list issues on Tuesday.

    NYT > Home Page By HOWARD BECK 2011

  • He had even talked to the press office about starting to prep Walter to do the occasional afternoon cable or local TV interview, spots they typically filled with B-list surrogates and young D.C. political consultants no one had ever heard of.

    O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011

  • She looked around our entryway as her mouth hung open like a B-list actor expressing surprise.

    Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011

  • To the point you begin to wonder when the B-list horror movie is going to break out before your eyes.

    Global Voices in English » South Africa: To vuvuzela or not to vuvuzela? 2009

  • No, the nearest you get to a B-list superhomo is the fan rumours surrounding Iceman.

    Respect, Bro! Hal Duncan 2010

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