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hand-pick



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Outgoing presidents and governors were allowed to hand-pick their successors, but had to retire from politics entirely after their term ended.

From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2023

Given Kishida’s close ties with the finance ministry, he may hand-pick a former top bureaucrat from the institution, though there is no consensus on who could be among strong candidates.

From Reuters • Jan. 17, 2023

As the harvest unfolds, dozens of workers kneel in the vineyards to hand-pick grapes and put them into baskets.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022

He went on to hand-pick Mr Staffieri, who is now the current CEO, saying he was among "the most highly regarded and seasoned" executives in the industry.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2022

I hand-pick from ladders by the ordinary method.

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