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selectivity

[si-lek-tiv-i-tee, see-lek-] / sɪ lɛkˈtɪv ɪ ti, ˌsi lɛk- /


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Their new strategy, recently reported in Nature, addresses a long-standing problem involving electron-transfer selectivity and could make a wide range of previously inaccessible coupling reactions possible.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

They did find one notable exception: For black, Hispanic and first-generation students from low-income families, selectivity did predict higher earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

“There is going to be a lot of activity but selectivity will be key.”

From Barron's Apr. 3, 2026

Private credit is not a systemic crisis — but it does warrant careful evaluation and selectivity.

From MarketWatch Mar. 30, 2026

If this sort of selectivity had been possible for Billy, he might have chosen as his happiest moment his sundrenched snooze in the back of the wagon.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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