select
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On 12 June, trading will begin in a chunk of shares in a company that, up to now, only Musk and a select group of rich private institutions have been able or invited to own.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
But only a select few can participate: shares in hot IPOs are carefully allocated, with big chunks going to institutions and very wealthy people that don’t leave a lot left for regular retail investors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
By plans laid ahead of time, most caravan vehicles detoured around the party while select caravan cars followed a police escort through the action.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The new secretary of the Army, Pete Geren, was handed a list of the Army generals who would serve on that year’s panel to select which colonels would be promoted to one-star general.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
And if I may be allowed to speak plainly, I think, given our long friendship, you might have allowed me to at least select the finger.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
Vocabulary lists containing select
Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 81-90
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Essential English Vocabulary, List 6
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"Charlotte's Web": Chapter One
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