pick over

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Verb
  • The president’s comments come after his administration expanded a federal program that deputizes local police to enforce immigration laws, signing up nearly 16,000 officers across 40 states as part of an effort to boost deportations, according to data reviewed by Bloomberg News.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Bonner reviews the construction plans in his office that afternoon.
    Jamie L. LaReau, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Geryon who is metaphorically and perhaps in reality a monster is infatuated with Herakles, but the internal world of Geryon is so thoroughly inspected.
    Amber McBride, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
  • To remedy this recall, dealers will inspect and replace the windshield as necessary free of charge.
    Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Some of the sites that CNN examined have less obvious visual clues tying them to missile production.
    Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The researchers focused on lithium aluminum alloys and examined how lithium ions navigate two internal phases, known as the lithium-rich beta phase and the lithium-poor alpha phase.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Little Rock Police Department is investigating a shooting Sunday morning that left one person dead and another injured, the agency announced in a social media post.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Over the summer, officials in Turkey — where the lawsuit says some of the allegedly fraudulent Drake streams originated — started investigating Spotify over several allegations, including bribes for playlist placement and bot streams distorting domestic charts.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Zwicky, which scans the night sky with a wide-field camera, has a reputation of enabling astronomers to discover transients or fleeting cosmic phenomena, such as quickly flaring supernovae.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • In addition to scanning airline and government websites about potential delays, travelers can investigate flight issues on popular social media sites.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Many were suspected of domestic terrorism, through everyday actions that were disproportionately scrutinized and subjected to FBI attention solely because of their faith, according to a 2018 study published in Critical Sociology examining patterns of surveillance targeting Muslim communities.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • What Happens Next Minnesota's Medicaid providers, and their handling of services and claims, are likely going to continue to be scrutinized by the Department of Human Services, following the direction of Walz' executive order on combating fraud in the system.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Pick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20over. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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