selective
Example Sentences
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About half attend colleges more selective than the California State University system, which will soon automatically admit students who meet requirements at 16 of its campuses.
From Los Angeles Times
Macron’s military service will be selective, picking recruits based on its operational needs.
Overall: Aligned with a positive macro regime with selective, income-seeking markets thanks to low volatility and improving technicals—but fundamental cleanup remains the gating factor for sustained rerating.
From Barron's
The results showed that those guided by the personalized algorithm viewed fewer features overall and did so in a patterned, selective manner.
From Science Daily
“But moderate-income consumers are pulling back and middle–income consumers are being very selective.”
From MarketWatch
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