select
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Todd and Tiffany Dolci have a short window to select their health plans this season, but they also have an edge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Ideally, scientists could select nanoparticles for their electrical, optical, chemical, or other useful characteristics and then organize those particles into whatever arrangement best serves a particular application.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Businesses can select which AI models they wish to use for their videos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Keothavong named Dart in her squad for September's Billie Jean King Cup Finals and although she did not select Dart to play in the tie, she was impressed by her ball-striking during practice.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
The rare gene that allowed a select few to Glitch couldn’t be activated at will.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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As Perseverance moves, it continuously captures images of its surroundings, constructs a three-dimensional map of potential obstacles, and selects a safe route between destinations chosen by mission controllers.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
It remains to be seen whether Carrick selects Martinez for the trip to Leeds.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Gruel selects seafood, one of what he calls the country’s “bounty items,” and announces that they will make salmon cakes.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Should Airbus opt for this type of engine while Boeing selects a more conventional architecture, CFM believes it can cater for both giants of the air.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Evolution selects for those individuals most effective at producing babies and at helping them spread to suitable places to live.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Economists at Goldman Sachs led by Jan Hatzius said they expect the new Congress to limit the war with Iran and roll back selected tariffs.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Voters in Florida, Nevada and Wisconsin also picked their first Black governors while Texans selected their first Latina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Qualcomm’s results came hours after the company was selected by SpaceX to supply cellular technology as it expands Starlink into the wireless market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Many of the 100 items selected from the 90,000 housed in the David Bowie Centre, which was built to contain the sprawling archive, have never been seen in public.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
The server behind the counter, who looked something like the actress Shelley Duvall, smiled and handed him a tray with his selected food.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Tandy has abandoned his policy of selecting a more recognised ball-player at inside centre with Llewellyn named in the 12 jersey.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Proposition 5 breaks up that process into two parts, prioritizing the voters’ right to oust an official before selecting a replacement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
But investors need to look past gloomy daily headlines and consider what’s really going on when selecting stocks for long-term growth.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
That self-awareness has made their late-period work all too stodgy, selecting roles clearly informed by their notable reputations.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
But much of the transformation was also effected as a result of plants’ selecting themselves.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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