- present tense form of choose (3rd person singular).
chooses
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Much like her character Klara, Ortega chooses to have faith in humans and their spontaneous wonder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The same event can look like evidence of a system working or a system failing, depending on which part of the story one chooses to emphasize.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
This is equally true whether the suspect immediately surrenders or chooses to flee.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
When I asked Anula why she chooses to live so far from all the tourist action on Iceland’s southern coast, she looked at me like I’d asked the dumbest question in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Even defecation is ruled by African gods, who command that we use only the bushes that Tata Kuvudundu has sanctified for those purposes—and believe you me, he chooses bushes far away from the drinking water.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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