nonselective
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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They are nonselective, because every ground-dwelling animal may step into a wire snare and get caught, whether targeted or not.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024
The first I heard of any nonselective high school trying that was in 2001.
From Washington Post • May 22, 2022
Finally, there are the nonselective public, community and private for-profit colleges that admit nearly every paying applicant.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2015
A significant increase in risk was found for both the selective COX-2 inhibitors rofecoxib and celecoxib and nonselective COX inhibitors like ibuprofen and diclofenac.
From Forbes • Feb. 24, 2015
The old record was 4,924 fish caught during a nonselective fishery in 2006.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2012
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