selectivity

Example Sentences

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Private credit is not a systemic crisis — but it does warrant careful evaluation and selectivity.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Maintaining UK academic standards while operating at Indian price points will require "cost discipline and programme selectivity", says Ghosal.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Previous computer simulations had suggested that improving both ion flow and selectivity in nanofluidic channels could dramatically enhance osmotic energy generation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

Stretched valuation, average balance sheet strength, and poor macro alignment argue for selectivity and a preference to buy on weakness rather than chase strength.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

If this sort of selectivity had been possible for Billy, he might have chosen as his happiest moment his sundrenched snooze in the back of the wagon.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut