handpicked
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Even one of Mamdani’s handpicked congressional candidates joined the call.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
The 41-year-old crown prince is shuttling between heavily guarded palaces equipped with bunkers and is guarded by a handpicked security team, officials familiar with his movements said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
"Ever the planner, Dolly worked with the team that she handpicked, for the past several years to build a project roadmap that will guide us for decades to come."
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Over the following months, Snead traded away his handpicked starting quarterback and a haul of seven draft picks for proven veterans who were ready to win immediately.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
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