selected

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But James returned for Chelsea in time to be selected for the World Cup squad and ended the season with 39 appearances in all competitions for his club.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

“You’ve been carefully selected by a committee of your peers in a very fair, very rigorous selection process,” the man says.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

“The board selected Nadia because of the breadth of her experience and demonstrated success delivering breakthrough ideas and initiatives at scale.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

Barron’s selected Microsoft as a stock pick in March, arguing the stock was at its cheapest level in a decade.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

The process of selection, notably, acts on a physical or biological attribute—and the underlying genes are selected passively as a result.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee