handpick
Example Sentences
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The judicial overhaul, long sought by Israel’s ascendant right wing, would give the government more power to handpick judges.
From Washington Post
Party bosses in Queens and Nassau County would handpick their candidates.
From Washington Post
But in the past week, Netanyahu’s government has also rapidly advanced a judicial overhaul aimed at weakening the Supreme Court and potentially allowing the prime minister and his allies to handpick the judges presiding over his corruption trial.
From Washington Post
The job of designers is to handpick those elements and create a design vocabulary that communicates narrative or a particular emotion.
From New York Times
In Las Vegas, Josh McDaniels will handpick the quarterback who makes or breaks his Raiders tenure.
From Washington Post
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