handpicked

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This year’s UConn team shows just how well a team can respond when they are handpicked for his pressure cooker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 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

His handpicked boys seemed to be sleeping like babies.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin