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The warning "choose wisely" in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade concerns which object?

choose

[chooz] / tʃuz /


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And I would choose “Born Slippy” as greatest electronic song.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

In February, she told a local TV station that Americans concerned about high beef prices have “so many proteins to choose from”—remarks Colom quickly turned into a viral ad.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

Construction tycoon Trump may however choose to step back from confrontation and focus on his favorite subject -- stamping his physical legacy on Washington.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

"We intervene where we can. But, at the end of the day, it's your business. It's your charity. It's your life. You need to make the choice and choose wisely."

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

All afternoon, Father and Caesar study the river, trying to choose where to cross.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Even with the extra time he finds himself with, Maron doesn’t want to fully embrace the life of an actor and chooses not to take too much time away from the stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Conflict is ever-present in Morrison, who chooses to climb Everest despite its perils.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Mr. Obama is free to campaign for whomever he chooses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

This is equally true whether the suspect immediately surrenders or chooses to flee.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

We got two different shades, and he chooses the brighter crayon.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Ronaldo chose to play, asked his team-mates to behave as normal, and spent time in the dressing room doing ball tricks.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

New Hampshire voters chose a Democrat, Chris Pappas, to join the U.S.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026

Rather than making the tributes a prominent part of the ceremony, the couple chose quieter gestures that carried personal meaning.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Taylor loved playing the many sides of Ma Mac, though she chose not to meet McConaughey’s actual mother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

I’m rewarded with a slobbery wet kiss before I head into the school and the life I chose for me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

On Wednesday, Pelosi cheered the election of other women across the country — even if not her own chosen successor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Big Tech’s managers have chosen to put more of their shareholders’ money to work.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Each of the three mixed programs chosen by artistic director Susan Jaffe for American Ballet Theatre’s now-annual fall season at the David H. Koch Theater, which ended on Saturday, concluded with a rewarding highpoint.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

So far, El-Sayed has chosen to downplay it.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

Like the polar bear, the musk ox had come into the Very, Very Far North from somewhere else, and he had chosen the large open field as his home.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Some people have been choosing to move onto tracker deals instead, taking a view - including some risk - of the Bank rate not moving towards a series of further hikes.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Was your brother involved in arranging the will, choosing the lawyer and witnesses, driving your father to the appointment or sitting in on the meeting when the will was signed?

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

The researchers believe their method could bring scientists closer to a long-sought goal in materials science: choosing the properties of individual nanoparticles independently of the larger structures into which they assemble.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Even seniors, now choosing their Medicare plans, are seeing slimmed-down benefits and increases in charges such as drug deductibles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

I gave Mr. Johnson the privilege of choosing me a name, but told him he must not take from me the name of “Frederick.”

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass


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