selecting
Example Sentences
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Noise challenges, selecting a film franchise and building on a steep hill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Once studios couldn’t count on a second bump of revenue beyond the box office, they began selecting safer films based on pre-existing properties that were guaranteed to get people into movie theaters.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
"When favoritism and cronyism take precedence over competence in selecting a commander, the result is as predictable as fire burning paper," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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
Using my avatar’s new superuser interface, I made a sweeping gesture with my hand, selecting all of the Sixer avatars on my display.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
