handpicked

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Korea’s new central banker, Shin Hyun-song, has the look of a Bank for International Settlements man — forged in Basel, handpicked by Seoul elites and installed just as the AI/semiconductor party was reaching full throttle.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Assembled around that famous table, Sir Keir's handpicked top team, who now disagree about how long their boss should last in his job.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

To accompany this change, Trump is preparing to install a “Garden of Heroes” in Washington, D.C.’s West Potomac Park featuring statues of historical figures handpicked by himself.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

This year’s UConn team shows just how well a team can respond when they are handpicked for his pressure cooker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Even the project director of Socios en Salud—a small, studious Peruvian doctor named Jaime Bayona, handpicked by Jim Kim to run daily operations—told him so.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French