handpicked

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Edgar Snow, born in Kansas City, was an idealistic reporter handpicked by the Communist leadership, in Mr. Dikötter’s words, “after careful vetting.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 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

Fernández ran on a promise to deepen the tough-on-crime approach of the outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves, who had handpicked her as his successor.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

The 79-year-old Trump is chairman of a handpicked board that runs the complex in the US capital, and which voted in December to rename it the "Trump-Kennedy Center."

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

If Mike Burry made $100 million when the subprime mortgage bonds he had handpicked defaulted, someone else must have lost $100 million.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis