selecting

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These included finishing up a four-year strategic plan and selecting administrators to fill key senior positions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

"These results suggest that weedkillers -- which, unlike antibiotics, are widely applied in agricultural environments -- may have the unintended side-effect of selecting for AMR among bacterial communities within the soil."

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

U.S. commanders say they are selecting targets at more than 10-fold the tempo in Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Before the tournament, Ghana head coach Carlos Quieroz said he had no qualms over selecting Partey.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

From there, Booth began adding others, selecting them based on expertise with weapons, physical fitness, and knowledge of southern Maryland’s back roads and waterways.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly