hand-pick

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She told police: "I wanted her on the unit, I really did. When students come through the system you are almost able to hand-pick the creme de la creme and she was one of those."

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024

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

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

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 • Jun. 14, 2022

I hand-pick from ladders by the ordinary method.

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