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chosen

adjective as in preferred

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The treed “Woodland Garden” to the west, with black tupelo and swamp white oaks, gives way to a “Perennial Meadow,” whose asters, purple beebalms and orange butterfly weed were chosen for their chromatic effect.

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He liked Honore, despite the man’s chosen profession; the brutal manner of his death inspires Maigret to pursue his killer, rather than the team that has been robbing Paris banks with apparent impunity.

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The prompts will be reviewed by a worker before a notification goes to parents via a chosen means, such as text or email.

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The letters from the bank said “we have determined you’re operating in a business type we have chosen not to service.”

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An Indian official said that New Delhi has deliberately chosen to be “measured in our communications” and to not squander years of work improving ties with Washington.

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