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[si-lekt] / sɪˈlɛkt /




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Programs like its price-match guarantee for select hotels and up to 15% in Airbnb credits toward future bookings encourage travelers to re-engage with the platform later.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Samsung and SK Hynix in recent months joined the select group of global companies to hit a market capitalization of $1 trillion or more.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

By changing how the meta-atoms are arranged, researchers can select which quantum states pass through the material without being altered and which states undergo statistical changes.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Campaigners want that decision to be reversed – a call echoed by the Treasury select committee in a report following its inquiry into student loans last month.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Holly was the obvious choice, but to select his companions was less easy.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

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

Writing for the majority, Justice Kavanaugh painstakingly selects his words to avoid the ontological question, as if touching it might break something fragile.

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 presiding officer chairs debates in the chamber, selects speakers in debates and represents the parliament at home and abroad.

From BBC May 14, 2026

Jenna finally selects a Peppermint Patty, and we head back to the counter to pay for the candy.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

Investigators are also examining the role of a private company that conducted parts of the exam process after candidates raised questions about how it was selected.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

The findings were published in the globally renowned journal Energy & Environmental Science and were selected as an Outside Back Cover article, highlighting their significance.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

Kurdish lawmaker Fasla Yousef, 56, was selected by an electoral body in the northeast province of Hasakeh.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

The original and the copy were both crafted by an artist from Azerbaijan named Selhab Mammadov, who was selected without a public process.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

The sabotage targets had been carefully selected to pinpoint areas that, when attacked, would create bottlenecks in the American war industry.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

It also reveals that early humans in Britain were carefully selecting rare materials and using them to produce and maintain highly refined tools hundreds of thousands of years ago.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Noise challenges, selecting a film franchise and building on a steep hill.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

We could rearrange the portfolios differently to tamp down the risk, selecting companies that are not projected to grow so quickly, but the current market environment justifies the risk — and will reward it.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

When selecting a red to chill, the consensus is to go for something lighter-bodied and fruity that's low in tannins and has a lower alcohol content.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

She clumped back to the workbench, sat down hard, and began selecting tools.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker




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