selected

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Those presidents are selected by the regional banks’ outside directors—leaders from business and nonprofit groups—subject to the Fed board’s approval.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The only other time the men’s World Cup was played in the U.S., in 1994, Arturo Angeles, a Mexican-born naturalized citizen, was the only American referee selected and he supervised just one group-play game.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The district she selected, Florida’s new 20th, is a plurality-Black and majority-minority district.

From Slate • May 30, 2026

Psyche is the 14th mission selected for NASA's Discovery Program, managed by the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Most of them selected women’s watches for mothers and sweethearts back home.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom