pick over

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Verb
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Here's the latest about the Arizona location Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Without the right tools to inspect traffic and understand system health, organizations risk making high-stakes decisions in the dark.
    Bruce Kelley, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Fashion and sociology experts say that, when examining the significance of any bold fashion statement such as Robbie's, context plays an important role.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This fall, the Louis Vuitton men’s creative director examines the transatlantic cultural exchange that was central to classic collegiate style, marrying rowing aesthetics with dandyism.
    Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Participating buyers agree to purchase produce from farms that adhere to the program’s stringent set of protections for workers, let workers be informed about their rights by the CIW and allow independent auditors to investigate complaints from their fields.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The study team investigated 54 crouching burials that had previously been found at 11 archaeological sites.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The advisory, issued on August 20 by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), urged agencies to scan chargers, roadside weather stations, and traffic cameras for rogue radios or other components embedded in inverters and batteries.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
  • On the flip side, secrecy triggers hypervigilance, where one partner obsessively scans for signs of deception or hidden threats, and naturally so given the suspicious nature of the matter.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Codifying and scrutinizing what in the past was either let go or ruled on from the margins by officials is, in many ways, admirable.
    Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The suspect's online activities, political views, and personal life continue to be scrutinized and speculated upon, with an official motive remaining unknown.
    Dan Gooding Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Pick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20over. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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