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handpick

[hand-pik] / ˈhændˈpɪk /
VERB
pick (fruit, etc.) by hand
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VERB
select personally with care
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They will be able to handpick those who determine labour, election, communications, environmental and financial regulations.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Other companies handpick the investors to whom they sell new shares or allow to purchase stock from employees.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 13, 2025

"This way, we do not have to handpick which groups should be emphasized. It's all automated based on which groups make up that middle slice of data."

From Science Daily Jan. 17, 2024

The valley above Hood River is honeycombed with farms that have also become destinations where one can handpick fruit, snack outside on picnic tables and bring the dog.

From Seattle Times Jul. 7, 2023

"No stowaways, little girl. I handpick my passengers."

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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