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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handpick.

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Examples

  • While Gaddafi likes to portray himself to his people as "an oracle above the fray" in Libya's opaque governing structures, in reality he personally vets all government contracts above $200 million, handpicks officials throughout the bureaucracy and is generally well-versed in the minutiae of domestic and foreign policy, the cables assert.

    Gaddafi is ecccentric but the firm master of his regime, Wikileaks cables say 2011

  • Resto Grill tops any other because he handpicks the ingredients himself.

    Warming Up to Adobo 2011

  • He handpicks everything he puts between two ends of a bun -- even the buns themselves.

    Tom Keshishian: Ernie's Market: A Slice of Americana, Baby Tom Keshishian 2012

  • While Gaddafi likes to portray himself to his people as "an oracle above the fray" in Libya's opaque governing structures, in reality he personally vets all government contracts above $200 million, handpicks officials throughout the bureaucracy and is generally well-versed in the minutiae of domestic and foreign policy, the cables assert.

    Gaddafi is ecccentric but the firm master of his regime, Wikileaks cables say 2011

  • Three times a week, mySpoonful handpicks a single new artist that music fans should know about, and includes a free MP3 for listening or download. mySpoonful's unique "spoonful" format of delivering music is concise, simple and consistent, and lets music lovers learn about new artists any way they want - via web, email, Facebook, Twitter and a mobile site, where people can play and download songs right to their smartphone or mobile device.

    Mike Ragogna: HuffPost Video Exclusive: Edie Brickell's "Pill" Mike Ragogna 2011

  • What the book does not attempt to do (nor can it do with any reasonable expectation of high quality) is be comprehensive - sf is just too big - so instead it wisely handpicks a few subgenres and discusses them at length.

    REVIEW: The Science Fiction Handbook by M. Keith Booker and Anne-Marie Thomas 2009

  • He handpicks everything he puts between two ends of a bun -- even the buns themselves.

    Tom Keshishian: Ernie's Market: A Slice of Americana, Baby Tom Keshishian 2012

  • It also handpicks a particular result from a pollster known widely for skewing pro-Republican, which seems disingenuous at best.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Public Opinion About the Supreme Court 2010

  • Three times a week, mySpoonful handpicks a single new artist that music fans should know about, and includes a free MP3 for listening or download. mySpoonful's unique "spoonful" format of delivering music is concise, simple and consistent, and lets music lovers learn about new artists any way they want - via web, email, Facebook, Twitter and a mobile site, where people can play and download songs right to their smartphone or mobile device.

    Mike Ragogna: HuffPost Video Exclusive: Edie Brickell's "Pill" Mike Ragogna 2011

  • The firm, which represents hundreds of start-ups, says it handpicks only the most promising candidates for investor introductions to keep its network of 450 angels and venture capitalists tuned in.

    Law Firms Offer Discounts, Play Matchmaker 2010

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