handpicked
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Dermer handpicked Rispoli because of what he had seen him do in sketch comedy — an ability to physically transform into a new character with ease.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Even one of Mamdani’s handpicked congressional candidates joined the call.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
The 41-year-old crown prince is shuttling between heavily guarded palaces equipped with bunkers and is guarded by a handpicked security team, officials familiar with his movements said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The defense secretary will announce the move during a Wednesday speech to a handpicked group of lower-ranked officers and enlisted troops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Even the project director of Socios en Salud—a small, studious Peruvian doctor named Jaime Bayona, handpicked by Jim Kim to run daily operations—told him so.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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