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choice

[chois] / tʃɔɪs /




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He gave John a grim choice: Do nothing and never pitch again, or try the surgery at 100-1 odds against success.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Giardiniera is my first choice here — jars of it seem to appear at every Chicago market — but think of the filling as a template for whatever good, spicy pickled thing you bring home.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

This can be a more rational choice - fans might relate to the club's story, their culture and values, or simply like their kit.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

A portfolio that only owns the S&P 500 is not a conservative choice anymore — it’s late.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

He got a lungful of urine and some other smells he didn’t want to identify and immediately regretted his choice of hideout.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

“I think the thing that people don’t quite understand because he makes it all look so easy is how technically proficient he is, and how many choices he’s making all the time,” Mundy says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Add pandemic adolescence, expensive housing and stagnant wages, and different choices begin to look less mysterious than inevitable.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

More yen intervention will probably just delay tough choices for Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The findings showed that people have a strong tendency to repeat decisions they have made before, even when those earlier choices may no longer be the best fit for the current situation.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

Sadie always respected the choices of others and only offered to teach you if you were ready.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Among some of the choicer nuggets of that conversation:

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2015

And so the weak part of the post-spinoff trio will clearly be eBay itself, the lean marketplace rump that will be left once the choicer meat is sliced away.

From Time Feb. 4, 2015

It's amazing that such fragile items survive - amazing the prices the choicer items can now attract.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2014

It’s easy to imagine, say, George Sanders or Rex Harrison uttering some of Pozdynyshev’s choicer assessments: “The man was an embarrassment of effort.”

From New York Times Mar. 12, 2012

There were certain forces which made for a national mind in the South—certain external influences aside from the reasonings of the choicer spirits.

From The Rise of Cotton Mills in the South by Broadus Mitchell

When Apple bought processors from suppliers like Intel or Samsung, it could pick the choicest chips they made.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

They owned 25 miles — you read that right, 25 miles — of the choicest Pacific coastline.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2024

They’re known around the world for going after the choicest cuts from their prey.

From Scientific American Apr. 11, 2023

They were easy prey for a brown bear that dashed into the creek to feast on only the choicest morsels.

From Seattle Times Aug. 28, 2022

I talked about Sue’s generosity in sharing three of her choicest chanterelle spots.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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