selected

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The White House later selected Michael Selig, a longtime cryptocurrency and derivatives lawyer who was serving at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Psyche is the 14th mission selected for NASA's Discovery Program, managed by the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Shares jumped after the Energy Department selected Oklo and four other nuclear companies for advanced negotiations under its Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The choir began last year after dozens of farmers were selected following a casting call from Hawkstone for people who wanted to take part in the brewery's latest tongue-in-cheek advertising campaign.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

I have selected these two stories to tell because they seem to me to present better than any other the Norse character and the Norse point of view.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton