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Recent Examples of selectivity
But Emanuel also pointed to emerging signs of a heated capital market cycle as evidence that bubble concerns are intensifying and that security selectivity remains critical against the current market backdrop.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
That selectivity creates a stable interface and avoids many of the degradation pathways that plague liquid-electrolyte cells.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
Libra’s financial superpower this year is selectivity.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
Each metric had a different weighting, as did the main categories, with student selectivity having the largest weighting of all the groups - making up for 25 out of the total 100 points a college or university could score.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
One example is neuron selectivity in neural networks for classifying images.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 24 Sep. 2025
For decades, these conversations have largely centered on rankings, selectivity, and return on investment.
—Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
However, the therapy's selectivity and speed has the potential to be the first low-risk, rapid-response treatment to CO poisoning, where every second is critical in preventing organ damage and death.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
That selectivity creates a stable interface and avoids many of the degradation pathways that plague liquid-electrolyte cells.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
Libra’s financial superpower this year is selectivity.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
Each metric had a different weighting, as did the main categories, with student selectivity having the largest weighting of all the groups - making up for 25 out of the total 100 points a college or university could score.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
One example is neuron selectivity in neural networks for classifying images.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 24 Sep. 2025
For decades, these conversations have largely centered on rankings, selectivity, and return on investment.
—Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
However, the therapy's selectivity and speed has the potential to be the first low-risk, rapid-response treatment to CO poisoning, where every second is critical in preventing organ damage and death.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selectivity
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However, at the California Civil Rights Department, just one attorney and three investigators are charged with enforcing laws that prohibit discrimination against tenants who use government housing subsidies.—
Robin Urevich,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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Tesla's Austin site has also faced complaints over disability discrimination and labor violations.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
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But for other, clinical use cases, the accuracy is too low for LLMs to be deployed safely — let alone AI agents that operate autonomously without human oversight.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Hope the Mission's maintenance supervisor Kelsin Orellana knows firsthand the importance of accuracy in Los Angeles' annual homeless count.—
Jasmine Viel,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The company positions the technology as a support tool for resilience and readiness, especially in roles that demand sustained alertness.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Green tea contains caffeine, which can promote wakefulness and alertness.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
7 Jan. 2026
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Data centres and automation are raising requirements for power, connectivity, and operational precision.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Players use it for precision drills and reaction training.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Selectivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectivity. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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