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The Pentagon and Army have declined to say where the video will be livestreamed and whether it would be put on the internet or a closed circuit for select members of the public to view.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
After two 6-10 seasons, the Saints traded all of their draft picks — plus a first-round selection in 2000 — to move up and select running back Ricky Williams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
The model is going through final evaluations, with early access available to select parties.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
While this is Wakefield's first final and the same for many of their players, like coach Powell a select few have sampled the unique atmosphere of Old Trafford for Super League's showpiece event.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
We had to select an even more inefficient route in order to avoid other dust storms.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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He added: "I will continue to serve my constituents in Casnewydd Islwyn and will fully back whoever the group selects as its next leader."
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Gruel selects seafood, one of what he calls the country’s “bounty items,” and announces that they will make salmon cakes.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Should Airbus opt for this type of engine while Boeing selects a more conventional architecture, CFM believes it can cater for both giants of the air.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The half-crazed King, magnificently sung by the ever-disruptive Timur, lusts after Salome by speaking and singing at different speeds he selects on a metronome, as he entices her to type for him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
Now he opens his own trunk and selects a white cotton shirt and flannel waistcoat.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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According to Anthropic's account, as relayed by police, the model was running a test that involved interacting with randomly selected websites when it reached the site and filed false information about an unsolved murder.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
The Nobel Prize committee said they had selected her "for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Mr. Winfield was the fourth-overall pick in the MLB draft, selected by the San Diego Padres in 1973.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Researchers selected the name because of the coral's vivid yellow color and tree-like shape.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
It would be a grueling task, so they selected workers who they thought were strong enough to complete it successfully and divided them into teams of three.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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That self-awareness has made their late-period work all too stodgy, selecting roles clearly informed by their notable reputations.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Emmanuel Banuelos spent weeks planning the perfect proposal, selecting a picturesque spot at a Laguna Beach park, enlisting his soon-to-be sister-in-law as a videographer and booking a mariachi band to play his girlfriend’s favorite music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
We also shaped the other side of that relationship, selecting dogs that communicated in ways humans could readily understand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
And so EU member states are selecting strategic partners that they believe suit their national needs, even if that alienates or irritates fellow member states.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Rick, selecting question three, said, “You are given a calfskin wallet on your birthday.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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