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Selected bookstores included legacy shops like Chevalier’s Books and Vroman’s as well as newer ventures like Village Well Books & Coffee and Bel Canto Books.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Selected stocks consistently beat estimates, and could deliver again this earnings season.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Selected in the first round of the 2022 draft, Strange was released by the Patriots in August.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Selected by Stephen Fishbach, the author of the novel “Escape!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

I hear a calm, feminine voice: “Beatrice Prior, second generation. Faction of origin: Abnegation. Selected faction: Dauntless. Confirmed Divergent.”

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth