pick and choose
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“You can kind of see everybody’s profile, so it’s like scrolling on Instagram and you can pick and choose who you want to talk to,” she says.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Remember, though, it also gives them the power to pick and choose the topics, or the questions they want to answer.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
The First Amendment “guarantees that lawmakers cannot pick and choose who gets to speak. Nor can lawmakers condition access to any legal benefit on forfeiting the fundamental right of free political speech.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
I’d pick and choose too many complex dishes and opt for recipes I’d never made before.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
But I’m not the first to be allowed to pick and choose, and I doubt if I’ll be the last.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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