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The experienced Tadhg Beirne has being picked at blindside flanker ahead of Ollie Chessum, who had made a particularly strong case for inclusion.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

Small batch EVOOs made from olives that come from a single location picked at the same time tend to be more robust than mass-produced bottles, which typically blend oils of varying quality.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2025

It sticks with us because of how vividly it captured the hysterical unreality of living in a turbulent age, and how it picked at the scabs crusting over the face of the American dream.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2024

Instead of jury selection, department representatives and defense attorneys for the accused officers agree on three examiners from a group of nine picked at random.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024

Plastic tables and chairs are overthrown, trash all around, being picked at by seagulls.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman



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