selected

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Peter Harris, the Reform leader at Essex County Council, was asked last month if it was a mistake to have selected Prior.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

The New Mexico region was selected in part for its strong and consistent winds, comparable with those off the coast of Morro Bay.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

“You’ve been carefully selected by a committee of your peers in a very fair, very rigorous selection process,” the man says.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

Barron’s selected Microsoft as a stock pick in March, arguing the stock was at its cheapest level in a decade.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

To the surprise of many of the department’s critics, Stone selected J. Edgar Hoover, the twenty-nine-year-old deputy director of the bureau, to serve as acting director while he searched for a permanent replacement.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann