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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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The results will ease the concerns of some Democrats who worried about the possibility of a runoff between Kiley and Republican candidate Michael Stansfield, who was in second place until Friday.—
Mathew Miranda
June 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Leading up to the election, for instance, the progressive first-time candidate was leading by as much as 66 percentage points in a University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll released in May.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Even though 2025 writing/directing nominees Hacks, Abbott, and The Bear should all draw plenty of support once again, both the Writing for a Comedy and Directing for a Comedy categories have recognized at least one first-year show in 11 of the last 12 years.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 June 2026
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Sykes began roasting the nominees, starting with Bill Maher.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
13 June 2026
Noun
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On the 13th of July, Dave Roberts will reveal his selection for the National League‘s starting pitcher in the All-Star Game.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Best Amazon Prime Fashion Deals Amazon’s Prime member fashion selection is especially good right now, with markdowns on warm-weather essentials of every kind on sale.—
Aashna Gheewalla,
PEOPLE,
13 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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“Preselection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preselection. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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