selective
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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
"We have been very selective with the girls we've asked to help," jokes Ali.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Taking on more UK students may offer some financial stability for those selective universities, but other institutions will be hoping to recruit more students through Clearing.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
"This new research highlights how the Andes are useful for understanding human evolutionary adaptation to other selective environmental pressures like diet."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
We went around again, this time trying to be more intelligently selective, but we still ended up with clearly too much.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing selective
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