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In the absence of information, you’ll likely choose the most flattering answer.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Many countries choose their entry through a publicly televised selection process.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The challenge isn’t to choose between embracing AI blindly and fearing it reflexively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“I choose to use my fame and platform to be a place of safety and sanctuary, to maintain diplomacy and keep conversations open, not closed…”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Plus, it’s secondhand. Buying used helps keep clothes out of the landfill. I could take you to the store and you could choose some things for yourself. If you wanted.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
If your employer pays you in cash and chooses to round, the rounding must go up.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
“When a company intentionally chooses to deepen operational dependencies on strategic competitors, it fails to act as the reliable partner the American public and this DOT require,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Other times the canvas can still be enormous; what’s small is the intimate story Scott chooses to tell within it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
If the High Court chooses to wind up CSBL, then it does present a clear question for the EFL.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Max chooses the yellow Ferrari as her avatar.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
After their jog, Gallardo told Barrio Athletics runners that he had no ill intent when he chose Leimert Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Salisbury chose this month's US Open as his final event and reached the semi-finals with his long-time partner Rajeev Ram, who had also decided to retire.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Hoskins chose to comply with the lower court judge’s order over the Missouri Supreme Court and the U.S.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“I’ve worked with clients this year who chose a lower salary because the role felt more stable,” Chelsea Jay, a recruiter and professional career coach at ResumeCoach, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
At the milliner’s shop, she chose a bonnet to match the dress, and at the shoemaker’s, a pair of sturdy oxfords that would do nicely for the fall weather.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Machado has been increasingly blunt about the government Washington has chosen to work with.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
If you’re in the former camp, you presumably have already chosen a stock-bond allocation based on your age, risk tolerance and other financial-planning considerations.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Navy had recently chosen Damen “to help it fast-track a new fleet” of a different type of vessel: up to 35 medium-sized ships to move troops and supplies to shorelines.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
It is likely the site has been chosen because of its proximity to the offshore wind farm which could give the developer some "green" kudos.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Joey confesses in her letter that she has moments of unspeakable loneliness, though she finds comfort in her faith, believing that God has specifically chosen this “strange hidden life” for her.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
And he recounted his memories of his conversations with the King in meticulous detail, noting carefully in our discussion that the Palace had not explicitly denied his claims, instead choosing to question his judgement.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
By choosing “what we are, what we create and what we do,” as Feiler says, we’re more apt to serve as our own director, rather than letting external factors direct us.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
By carefully choosing the size and spacing of these pillars, the team caused light to remain inside the meta-surface slightly longer and circulate within it instead of simply passing straight through.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Sheeran explained in his post he was on board with Macklemore’s request to play on his Loop tour and agreed that the rapper could play the setlist of his choosing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Papa still wore his superintendent “uniform,” an outfit of his own choosing that he insisted on wearing whenever he did building duties.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
