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select

[si-lekt] / sɪˈlɛkt /




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On Thursday, the company said it had removed lettuce from one supplier in select states.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

In other words, the detector may be able to select the desired events while rejecting many unrelated signals.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

And letting voters select delegates—and even become delegates themselves—seems like a genuine effort at inclusiveness and transparency.

From Slate Jul. 16, 2026

Twenty-six Meta employees have filed a lawsuit accusing the tech giant of using artificial intelligence to select workers for mass layoffs, a claim strongly denied by the trillion dollar company.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

And she moved up to the table to select her cake while Miss Lulu played another dramatic roll on the piano, and everybody applauded.

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo

The show — loosely based on the game Mafia — selects celebrities to be faithfuls and traitors, and the faithful must attempt to discover the traitors.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2026

Each year, CAG selects social policy areas for analysis based on the prevalence of its clients' issues.

From BBC Feb. 22, 2026

AFP Sport selects five outstanding individual performances during the group stage.

From Barron's Feb. 20, 2026

Once society selects a date, however, that date becomes self-enforcing.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

A young girl in her Sunday dress and patent shoes selects shells along the shore, filling her limitless pockets.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

"You had to be selected to attend events and if you weren't, you had to stay home with your curtains closed."

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

For example, if a player lives in the country where his club is based but then is selected for his home country’s national team, questions may arise over which, and whether, tax-treaty terms apply.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Peters hit .320 in 50 at-bats for them before the Milwaukee Brewers selected him in the seventh round of the draft.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The selected projects cover a wide range of technologies that could strengthen future exploration missions.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

President Eisenhower, a five-star army general, decided that astronaut candidates should be selected from a pool of military test pilots.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

According to Oseman, Locke and Connor were also heavily involved in selecting a new intimacy coordinator, Robbie Taylor Hunt.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Once studios couldn’t count on a second bump of revenue beyond the box office, they began selecting safer films based on pre-existing properties that were guaranteed to get people into movie theaters.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

When selecting a red to chill, the consensus is to go for something lighter-bodied and fruity that's low in tannins and has a lower alcohol content.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

“Machines selecting and engaging their target and taking a life—without human control and judgment. That is morally repugnant,” Guterres said in a speech about AI governance in Geneva.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

She stood before it a minute, selecting a box of doughnuts at half price.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt




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