hand-pick
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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 ● Jan. 17, 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
He had to hand-pick his own allies, personally banish his enemies within the party and beat the living tar out of the rest at the ballot box in primaries.
From Washington Times ● May 19, 2022
I hand-pick all the plants from local independent nurseries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2022
The introduction of the wet method of preparation, indeed, has made it largely unnecessary to hand-pick crops; and the tendency seems to be away from this practise on the larger plantations.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
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