hand-pick
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Outgoing presidents and governors were allowed to hand-pick their successors, but had to retire from politics entirely after their term ended.
From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2023
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hand-pick nominees for the governor and deputy governor posts from a list crafted by his close aides and finance ministry officials.
From Reuters • Jan. 18, 2023
He went on to hand-pick Mr Staffieri, who is now the current CEO, saying he was among "the most highly regarded and seasoned" executives in the industry.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2022
I hand-pick all the plants from local independent nurseries.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2022
I hand-pick my apples into buckets and sacks from step-ladders.
From The Apple by Various