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select

[si-lekt] / sɪˈlɛkt /




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"It's only small capacity so we can only select a few, but really looking forward to it, I will sing some new songs."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

But the growth is largely price-driven and narrowly concentrated in select categories, especially semiconductors and gold, BofA writes in a research note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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

Throughout the run of the project, select performances will be followed by conversations on urbanism and environmental change.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Although current technology allows STSs to predetermine a timeprint, spatial scientists have not yet developed technology to select specific geographic landing destinations outside of the STM coordinates.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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