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choosy

[choo-zee] / ˈtʃu zi /


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Another consequence of this trend is that it’s more important than ever to be choosy when investing in small- and midcap companies.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

Nead spoke with The Wall Street Journal Leadership Institute about the lost class of future influencers and how the sector has changed as marketers have become more choosy about their influencer marketing budgets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

Tech stocks look interesting—but be choosy about which to buy.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

With dentists in demand, they can be more choosy about where they set up a practice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025

For one thing, they had to be choosy about where they went.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

But I’m starting to get choosier, turning down some potential assignments and not pursuing others.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026

Discretionary companies are up against a consumer that is becoming choosier about where to spend money amid higher inflation and an uptick in interest rates.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

But the country has become a headache for many international brands in recent years as economic momentum has slowed and consumers have gotten choosier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025

Meanwhile, the spreading use of Ozempic is making it easier for millions of people to control their appetites and be choosier about what they consume.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025

No one in the Seam would turn up their nose at a good leg of wild dog, but the Peacekeepers who come to the Hob can afford to be a little choosier.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Many of us believe attending the choosiest schools leads to greater success in life.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2022

To win a treasured acceptance letter from the choosiest colleges you often need something unique, such as a personal research project that impresses admissions office staffers in ways application essays and recommendations don’t.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2022

Now it was a national sensation and even the choosiest stars wanted to get on board.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 20, 2019

Day-Lewis, one of the world's choosiest actors with only five films to his name in the last 15 years, reportedly did not break character once in three months of filming.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2013

It is not for nothing that Zenith is in matters social rapidly becoming known as the choosiest inland city in the country.

From Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis




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