picked
Example Sentences
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President Trump picked Bisignano to become chief of the Social Security Administration, the government retirement system, and he was confirmed by the Senate last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
"We could have picked some more arbitrary target," Stoudenmire says.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
If the Open winner was picked by a poll of the Birkdale crowd, Fleetwood would have been crowned champion by a landslide.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Rising energy and fertilizer prices, for the most part, have not yet been factored into such crops because most were in the ground by the time the cost increases picked up.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
James picked up another hair accessory, a spray of paste diamonds, and pressed it against the side of his head.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
