selective
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A vast majority of US states and territories also automatically register men for selective service when driver's licenses are issued.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Additional analysis using selective ribosome profiling showed that DHX29 is more likely to associate with ribosomes that are reading non-optimal codons.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
That is up from $13.6 billion in the previous year, although deal counts shrank from 1,027 to 868, the lowest since 2017, suggesting that investors are becoming more selective.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“Apathy and confusion abound, and in our view, investors need to stay selective and have some patience,” he said in a note released Saturday.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
What selective barrier let those crops through but screened out llamas and guinea pigs?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing selective
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