selected

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Competing acts are selected by EBU member broadcasters representing their countries.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Scientists followed several hundred randomly selected men and women in Sweden from ages 16 to 63, repeatedly measuring their fitness and strength over a span of 47 years.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

He was selected at No. 21 overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2021 NBA draft but he was traded to the Grizzlies weeks later.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

A winner is then selected by trade unions and party members during a series of ballots.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Pentagon planners had selected more than a thousand priority targets in the Soviet Union, as well as Eastern Europe and communist China, mainly military bases and cities.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin