Looking up items in a list is easy when we use the COUNTIF function.

COUNTIF function returns a count of number of times a criterion appears in a dataset.

=COUNTIF(dataset, criterion)

For example, in the image below, we are counting if the currencies appear in our list (ZAR, USD, CHF)

If the currency appear in the list, it returns 1 else zero.

The above count of appearances array plays a big role in looking up items as shown in the 3 below methods.

Using the VLOOKUP Function to return items in a list

=VLOOKUP(
LARGE(COUNTIF(list,Sales[Currency])*ROW(Sales[Currency]),ROW(A1)),
IF({1,0},ROW(Sales[Currency]),Sales[Customer]),
2,0)

See below video showing how the formula works:

Using the FILTER Function to return items in a list

=FILTER(Sales[Customer],COUNTIF(list,Sales[Currency]))

See below video showing how the formula works:

Using the TOCOL and IFS Function to return items in a list

=TOCOL(IFS(COUNTIF(list,Sales[Currency]),Sales[Customer]),2)

See below video showing how the formula works:

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