selective
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"Ms. Lipa is highly selective in her commercial partnerships and has cultivated a premium brand through carefully curated, high-end sponsorships and endorsements," according to the suit.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
What’s great about an institution shouldn’t be that your admissions process is really selective and rejecting people.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
"This really bucked that trend and caused selective reduction of fat in that visceral compartment."
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
Pegula can also afford to be selective, and missing the Qatar Open paid immediate dividends when she won the Dubai title the following week.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Hopkins, the Supreme Court had recognized that racially selective enforcement violates equal protection of the laws.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing selective
Donald Trump Foreign Policy Address
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