On Jun 2, 2020, mike@murchisondrillingschools.com wrote:

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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