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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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None of the Senate candidates surpassed the 50% threshold required to win, and Ossoff and Warnock headed to a January 2021 runoff against their Republican opponents.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Burnham was promptly selected as Labour’s candidate, making Thursday’s by-election perhaps the most consequential in British history.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Once again, the drama categories come close to jumping over the next threshold, but instead all four categories will have seven nominees.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
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Who will be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2028?—
Hilary Gowins,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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Andy Pages continues to showcase his defensive prowess for the Dodgers in what could culminate in an All-Star selection.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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The Dallas Mavericks will pick in the top 10 of the 2026 NBA Draft for the second straight season, and hope this year’s selection can provide an impact similar to that of Cooper Flagg.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Three federal health employees later told me political appointees had watered down the original language.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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In its four-page closing statement, the Justice Department emphasized that career antitrust regulators — not political appointees — had performed a rigorous review, sifting through some two million documents the government received from dozens of sources, including third-party organizations.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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