handpicked

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For fun, we start playing DJ, listening to handpicked selections on the couch.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

In 2016, Chavez’s handpicked successor, Maduro, sought to boost revenues in the midst of a catastrophic economic collapse by promoting gold mining in a large swath of southern Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Danny Bretherton and Josh Olliver, both 17 and from Chorley, are among seven band members handpicked by the music entrepreneur on his new Netflix show, Simon Cowell: The Next Act.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

D’Amaro’s appointment comes a little over three years after Iger returned to the role, resuming control after the disastrous, short-lived reign of his handpicked successor, Bob Chapek.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

Now he couldn’t help but wonder who exactly was on the other side of his trades—what madman would be selling him so much insurance on bonds he had handpicked to explode?

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis