pick

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Marissa Roy, DSA’s pick for city attorney, played a gavel-carrying paladin looking to uphold the law.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

As demand waned in the following years, companies conducted mass layoffs, leading private-equity firms to swoop in to pick over the remains of distressed assets.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

The parents of a five-year-old girl born with holes in her heart have stressed the importance of prenatal diagnoses after multiple scans failed to pick up her condition.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Barron’s argued in our recent stock pick that Nvidia was a bargain at around $226 and a forward price-to-earnings ratio of around 26 times.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

In between innings, there’s a cartoon mascot race on the Jumbotron, where you’re supposed to pick one of the Philadelphia mascots and root for it.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison