#  Adjust truth value tests & returned truth values as you like.
sub short_circuit_list_and
{ my @list = @_;
  return unless scalar @list;
  my $and = 1;
  foreach my $i (@list)
  {
    return 0 unless $i;
    $and = $and && $i ? 1 : 0;
  }
  return $and;
}

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#  Adjust truth value tests & returns as you like.
sub list_and
{ my @list = @_;
  return unless scalar @list;
  my $and = 1;
  foreach my $i (@list)
  {
    return 0 unless $i;
    $and &&= $i;
  }
  return $and ? 1 :0;
}