selective
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"This calls for a cautious approach to new fiscal pressures: the authorities should be very selective in accommodating new demands and reprioritise, while sticking to the deficit reduction plan," the report says.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
“The way we’re approaching this is to first be extremely selective as to what kinds of businesses we’re investing in. And to recognize the probability of success is low,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
And they’re still not nearly as selective as a company that most people have never heard of.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Vullo, in which the court held that the government cannot use informal tactics, like thinly-veiled threats of selective enforcement or demands for cooperation, to coerce private actors.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
The regulation of genes—the selective turning on and off of certain genes in certain cells, and at certain times—must interpose a crucial layer of complexity on the unblinking nature of biological information.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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