selectivity

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 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

“Technology is no longer monolithic, making selectivity key,” said Keith Lerner, chief investment officer at Truist Advisory.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Some cited the college’s increased selectivity in admissions as justification for higher grades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

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