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Recent Examples of pickers
That creates healthy breadth readings and pleases professional stock pickers, though in the past has not been associated with strong index advances.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
Ten members ended 2025 with stock market returns far exceeding the S&P, the Dow, the Nasdaq or what legendary stock pickers like Warren Buffet achieve.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Products like tractors, sprayers, irrigation equipment, mechanical pickers and fertilizer will also be exempt from the tax with the new cards.
—Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2026
There is an enchanting atmosphere given by the feeling of the end of summer and the hard work of the grape pickers.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
Successful stock pickers must summon the courage to invest large amounts of money in a few stocks.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
And that rule surely applies to amateur stock pickers.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
Palestinian olive pickers have been attacked at least 259 times since the harvest season began last month, according to figures gathered by the Palestinian Authority’s Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission (CWRC).
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Warren Buffett, one of the world’s great stock pickers, has even said index funds are the best choice for average Americans.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 7 Nov. 2025
Michael Santoli, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
Ten members ended 2025 with stock market returns far exceeding the S&P, the Dow, the Nasdaq or what legendary stock pickers like Warren Buffet achieve.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Products like tractors, sprayers, irrigation equipment, mechanical pickers and fertilizer will also be exempt from the tax with the new cards.
—Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2026
There is an enchanting atmosphere given by the feeling of the end of summer and the hard work of the grape pickers.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
Successful stock pickers must summon the courage to invest large amounts of money in a few stocks.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
And that rule surely applies to amateur stock pickers.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
Palestinian olive pickers have been attacked at least 259 times since the harvest season began last month, according to figures gathered by the Palestinian Authority’s Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission (CWRC).
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Warren Buffett, one of the world’s great stock pickers, has even said index funds are the best choice for average Americans.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pickers
Noun
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That political alignment on one of the most pressing issues facing California may explain why voters are having such a difficult time deciding who to support.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Still, Van Hollen emphasized that voters want policies that go beyond new government social programs.—
JEFF STEIN THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Our sleeper selectors include Eno Sarris, Derek VanRiper, Andy Behrens, Owen Poindexter, Michael Salfino, John Laghezza, Chris Welsh, Al Melchior and Dalton Del Don.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Music selection is handled by Luca Fiore and Giorgio Miccoli, with top selectors playing on a custom hi-fi system nightly.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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.—
Sophia Rosenfeld
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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