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selected

ADJECTIVE
picked
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Cristiano Ronaldo is set to play in a record sixth World Cup after being selected in Portugal's squad for this summer's tournament.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Naval Group was selected over a rival bid from Spain’s Navantia and a joint proposal from Saab and the U.K.’s Babcock.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Acts are booked two to three weeks in advance and selected from a pool of artists who expressed interest in performing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

By attaching specially selected organic molecules to the nanoparticles, the team created a system capable of transferring electrical energy into the insulating material.

From Science Daily • May 18, 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




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