picked over
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FAU’s rivals soon circled May’s program and picked over his roster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
O'Reilly was picked over Spence and Lewis-Skelly but did not look out of place alongside Ezri Konsa, John Stones and Reece James in defence.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
First, in terms of gerrymandering, the low-hanging fruit is already picked over.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2025
In the eight years since Miller rose to fame and became an outsized antagonist on the American left, his Santa Monica villain origin story has been exhaustively documented, picked over and reanalyzed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025
Everything is picked over, and I start to lose my patience.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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