selective
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Chasten Buttigieg, the husband of former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, captured the frustration with conservative media’s selective outrage.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
Consumer-behavior analyst Chip West says Americans have responded to higher gas prices by being more selective in what they buy.
From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026
Centuries of human intervention - selective breeding and propagation - have made the genetic background of many commercial orchids a "disaster", according to leading Dutch orchid breeding firm Floricultura.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The mere prospect of coercive control, disruption or selective access would upend the balance of technological power.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 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
Donald Trump Foreign Policy Address
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