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Voters had chosen Bass, founder of the South L.A.-based nonprofit Community Coalition, over real estate developer Rick Caruso, known for creating the Grove, the Americana at Brand and other large-scale shopping complexes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

He argued the issue had worsened because tech firms had chosen not to make child safety "a core design principle".

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The winner had chosen to remain anonymous, Fawcett said.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

I remember being really mad at my parents in 1984, that they had chosen to leave L.A. for vacation right as the Games were starting, instead of attending.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Lexie had chosen the 100th Bomb Group, a restaurant out near the airport where the family went for very special occasions, the most recent being Mr. Richardson’s forty-fourth birthday.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng