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[si-lekt] / sɪˈlɛkt /




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Fundamentals remain broadly intact for Asian tech-hardware companies leveraged to the AI capex theme, as well as select stocks in South Korea, China and India.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The parliament-wide vote to select the president is expected this week.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

By placing thin metal layers on both sides of the polymer, the researchers created structures known as Fabry-Pérot resonators, which select specific wavelengths of light.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

The company has said it has dozens of commercial agreements but only began offering select enterprise customers a preview last fall with a wider rollout targeted for this year.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

If you had to select the least convivial scientific field trip of all time, you could certainly do worse than the French Royal Academy of Sciences’ Peruvian expedition of 1735.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson