> On Jun 2, 2020, mike@murchisondrillingschools.com <mailto:mike@murchisondrillingschools.com> wrote:
> 
> …
> Anyway, I want to have a list like this:
> 
> (a)  415,668 lb
> (b)  440,668 lb
> (c)  517,000 lb
> (d)  542,000 lb
> 
> How do I get these parentheses with my itemization symbol?

This is one way (from the wiki):

\startitemize[a][left=(,right=),stopper=]
  \item 1234
  \item 5678
  \item 9876
  \stopitemize

HTH,
John