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The phrase "a select list of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a carefully chosen or curated group of items or individuals.
Example: "The conference will feature a select list of speakers who are experts in their fields."
Alternatives: "a curated list of" or "a chosen list of".
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Mr. Cojuangco applied to sell his land in Negros directly to a select list of peasants.
The Belgium Tourist Office, www.visitbelgium.com/belfrybeg.htm, has a select list of the beguinages in Belgian cities.
By contrast, the buy-one-give-one model only works with a select list of products.
A popular line of attack is to send a select list of prospective customers something attractive and memorable in the mail.
Sir Winston Churchill will appear on the next Bank of England banknote, joining a select list of "eminent British personalities" including Florence Nightingale and William Shakespeare.
Pity the ordinary small investor, who lacks the contacts with underwriting banks even to be on a select list of "friends and family".
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E. Germans may travel only to a selected list of Communist countries.
Here is a selected list of feature films and his roles.
At www.camworld.com, Cameron Barrett (no relation) posted a selected list of New York blogs, covering blackout accounts from playing Monopoly by flashlight to being stuck on the Q train.
Here is a selected list of companies and travel clubs offering freighter cruises: BLUE STAR LINE, c/o Travltips, Post Office Box 580188, Flushing, N.Y.
For example, one student made a program to inform a selected list of friends, with a short text message, where he was every 15 minutes.
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