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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of downselect.

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Examples

  • Compared with the _real_ madness at NASA -- seeing which proposals get downselected, which of those make it to Phase A, and which of _those_ make it to the launch pad -- a popularity contest for "Miss NASA Mission" is about as exciting as watching paint dry.

    Mission Madness - NASA Watch 2009

  • As part of the process, JSS downselected to two companies the latter two and provided funding to them.

    Musings on the JSS... 2008

  • - Fujitsu was downselected from the initial 16 bidders to preferred supplier in January 2010

    Releases feed from RealWire 2010

  • - Fujitsu was downselected from the initial 16 bidders to preferred supplier in January 2010

    Releases feed from RealWire 2010

  • - Fujitsu was downselected from the initial 16 bidders to preferred supplier in January 2010

    Releases feed from RealWire 2010

  • The former has downselected to Gripen, Rafale and Typhoon; the latter to Gripen, Rafale and the F / A-18 Super Hornet.

    In From the Cold 2009

  • The concept is one of a slew of possibles that haven't been downselected to a winner yet.

    digg.com: Stories / Popular 2009

  • The concept is one of a slew of possibles that haven't been downselected to a winner yet.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Digg 2009

  • The concept is one of a slew of possibles that haven't been downselected to a winner yet.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Digg 2009

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