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Recent Examples of preselection
This preselection process dramatically speeds things up, reducing what once took hours to something approaching real-time identification of maritime targets.
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David Szondy
may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
David Szondy
may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preselection
Noun
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Baker’s Stanford is a strong candidate, and his book follows in the tradition of Michael Lewis’s Wall Street chronicle Liar’s Poker, but with more pimples and less eye contact.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt took his campaign to South Los Angeles on Wednesday, in a neighborhood incumbent Mayor Karen Bass represented during her years in Congress.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
Noun
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Oscar nominees Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve co-star in the Northern Californian filmmaker’s unique directorial debut, which is set in an empty Cap’n Clark’s Ottoman Empire store.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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New Chicago Police operations commander Antoine Goffin said Saturday that Mayo, the son of Lake County Democratic sheriff nominee Indiana State Police Major Jerry Williams, had been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Some selections still standing after a major storm within the 20- to 35-foot range include crape myrtles, hollies, redbud, sand live oaks, tree ligustrums and winged elms.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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But the real joy here is the wine list, which is stocked with everything from hard-to-find and private-order bottles to biodynamic selections, organic Burgundies, and orange wines.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
Noun
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The participation of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientific experts in meetings was curtailed, and the Food and Drug Administration’s liaison representative, normally a senior vaccine expert, was replaced by a political appointee.—
Jesse L. Goodman,
STAT,
18 May 2026
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Mack said the post was not directed at former Mayor Jennifer Roberts, who released a statement the same day offering herself as an interim appointee.—
Mary Ramsey
May 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2026
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“Preselection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preselection. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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