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At the dawn of the internet, a select group of companies made a killing creating the equipment and business model for the system of glass strands bundled in cables, known as a fiber-optic network.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Back in 2023, Carolina traded a mountain of picks to Chicago to select quarterback Bryce Young with the No. 1 selection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

New budget deals means that California voters in November will select a new schools superintendent with an uncertain, more limited role in education.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Democrats in both the House and the Senate on Tuesday discussed establishing select committees on artificial intelligence.

From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2026

Darwin had reasoned that evolution works via natural selection—but for natural selection to work, there had to be something natural to select.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

He added: "I will continue to serve my constituents in Casnewydd Islwyn and will fully back whoever the group selects as its next leader."

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Gruel selects seafood, one of what he calls the country’s “bounty items,” and announces that they will make salmon cakes.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Writing for the majority, Justice Kavanaugh painstakingly selects his words to avoid the ontological question, as if touching it might break something fragile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Should Airbus opt for this type of engine while Boeing selects a more conventional architecture, CFM believes it can cater for both giants of the air.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

She selects a bunch of apples and puts them in a bag.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan was also selected, with the prize recognising how the country has embedded environmental protection into its national identity and constitution.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

In this case, gap refers to the difference between the portion of users who selected ChatGPT versus Google Gemini.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

The findings raise the possibility that future treatments for IBD and other gastrointestinal diseases could target specific protective pathways in selected cell types rather than suppressing the immune system broadly.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

On trade, there is "room for progress on tariffs, agricultural purchases and selected export controls", Yue Su of The Economist Intelligence Unit told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

I selected my words with the utmost care, afraid that if I said something wrong, it would be like opening a doorway.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Study co-author Dr. Jiyi Pang said the newly identified molecular signals could eventually help scientists develop more precise tools for monitoring patients and selecting treatments based on the biology of an individual's disease.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Higher-order organisms have developed a way of triaging that information, selecting what is relevant to our safety and our survival, and making instant decisions about how to allocate our resources and our attention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

On paper, selecting “Law & Order: SVU” star Mariska Hargitay as host of the 2026 Emmys telecast probably made sense.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

The succession panel said it had carried out "due diligence, consultation and adequate consideration" before selecting Kijanangoma, with 19 members signing the resolution.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Once a week I would cut and pack our garden produce, selecting the best and leaving the spoilt or bruised vegetables for ourselves, cover the basket with leaves and set off for the village.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya