In some ultra-competitive genres—Northern soul, hip-hop, jungle—selectors have been known to cover up the center stickers of their records, or leave white labels unmarked, to throw boothsnooping DJs off the scent.
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Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
18 July 2026
The Edsel also introduced the Teletouch transmission, which placed push-button gear selectors in the center of the steering wheel.
Instead, these programs have always been installed by legislatures working around the voters.
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Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2026
The city brought him out of retirement to consult on the first-of-its-kind attempt to put the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center in the hands of voters.
The risks are especially acute for temporary workers, subcontractors and waste pickers, the study said.
—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
My aunt and uncle, who live in Santa Fe—home to the International Folk Art Market, one of the largest such festivals in the world (the next one is July 9-12)—are devoted flea-market pickers and collectors of antique oddities.
As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.
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Sophia Rosenfeld
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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