hand-pick
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Outgoing presidents and governors were allowed to hand-pick their successors, but had to retire from politics entirely after their term ended.
From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2023
He went on to hand-pick Mr Staffieri, who is now the current CEO, saying he was among "the most highly regarded and seasoned" executives in the industry.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2022
Given Kishida's close ties with the finance ministry, he may hand-pick a former top bureaucrat from the institution, though there is no consensus on who could be among strong candidates.
From Reuters • Jun. 14, 2022
I hand-pick all the plants from local independent nurseries.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2022
I hand-pick in a basket from a step-ladder.
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