selective
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Three of the nation’s most selective private schools also grant an undergraduate AI degree: Carnegie Mellon, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
"The selective expansion of certain T cells suggests that, even in extreme old age, the immune system may continue to adapt to age-related challenges."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Consumers aren’t broke, but they are being more selective about what they buy, and that’s becoming more of a problem for major retailers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
But the biggest increase in acceptances was for the most selective, "higher-tariff" universities – such as those in the Russell Group.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
They had been deliberately created by humans—by the selective breeding of variants from the same ancestral cow.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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