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select

[si-lekt] / sɪˈlɛkt /




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Asked in July 2025 whether his call for cuts at the time was shaped by the president who might select him, he cited episodes in which he had been early and the Fed late.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

New budget deals means that California voters in November will select a new schools superintendent with an uncertain, more limited role in education.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Democrats in both the House and the Senate on Tuesday discussed establishing select committees on artificial intelligence.

From Slate Sep. 12, 2026

Top operators can earn up to 300,000 euros a year, while a select handful of the big lobbying stars in Brussels are believed to take home around one million euros annually.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Before we can carve the obelisk, it is important to select the correct piece of granite.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

Gruel selects seafood, one of what he calls the country’s “bounty items,” and announces that they will make salmon cakes.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

Overprescribing antibiotics leads to deadly resistant bacteria, while industrial fishing, which harvests the largest adults, ultimately selects for ever-smaller fish.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Should Airbus opt for this type of engine while Boeing selects a more conventional architecture, CFM believes it can cater for both giants of the air.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

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

Now Milton selects an egg from the bowl.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Yesterday, we asked whether physical fitness should factor into which servicemembers are selected to attend Pentagon events.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Wales' opponents are yet to name their squads, although Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to be selected for Portugal in their first games under his former Saudi Pro League club boss, Jorge Jesus.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Instead, the Dodgers selected De Paula’s contract from double-A Tulsa and put Shohei Ohtani on the 15-day injured list.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

The project is part of a small group of translational research efforts selected each year.

From Science Daily Sep. 12, 2026

All the time Bobby weighed possibilities, suggested alternatives, selected the best lines, discriminated, decided.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

On paper, selecting “Law & Order: SVU” star Mariska Hargitay as host of the 2026 Emmys telecast probably made sense.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

Here is how you can compare the yields of corporate bonds, municipal bonds and Treasury bonds if you want to factor in your particular tax situation when selecting investments for income.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

The succession panel said it had carried out "due diligence, consultation and adequate consideration" before selecting Kijanangoma, with 19 members signing the resolution.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

The first round — including the Braves selecting hometown kid Jason Heyward — was broadcast on ESPN2.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Using my avatar’s new superuser interface, I made a sweeping gesture with my hand, selecting all of the Sixer avatars on my display.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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