selected

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Beattie said he had a long-standing relationship with Burrows and had persuaded him to join the party before he was selected to replace Colin Crawford as the MLA for North Antrim.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The only other time the men’s World Cup was played in the U.S., in 1994, Arturo Angeles, a Mexican-born naturalized citizen, was the only American referee selected and he supervised just one group-play game.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The district she selected, Florida’s new 20th, is a plurality-Black and majority-minority district.

From Slate • May 30, 2026

The companies were selected on Tuesday for what the Department of Energy called “advanced negotiations” to receive surplus plutonium from weapons programs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

By November 17, 1881, the jury had been selected and sworn in.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow