chosen

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Potentially adding to Warsh's challenges will be the fact that Powell has chosen to remain on the board as a member -- an unusual but not unprecedented move for an outgoing chair.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

He argued the issue had worsened because tech firms had chosen not to make child safety "a core design principle".

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Fans, who must be premium subscribers, will be chosen based on factors including how much they stream and share an artists’ music within the app.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Paula works as a fact-checker at a New York City newsmagazine, a job chosen, I imagine, to account for her investigatory chops, though not her tendency to put herself in dangerous situations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Admired, respected, and more experienced than many others, Washington was chosen to lead the Continental Army.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis