selectivity

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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

Maintaining UK academic standards while operating at Indian price points will require "cost discipline and programme selectivity", says Ghosal.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The company’s ability to generate such meaningful cost savings precisely relates to its selectivity, according to Luria, since the impact would be less pronounced if all of a customer’s rivals were using the same tactics.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Previous computer simulations had suggested that improving both ion flow and selectivity in nanofluidic channels could dramatically enhance osmotic energy generation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 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