pick and choose
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Instead, pick and choose your paid museums and balance with the many free ones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
There is now a wide range of publicly available prices that allow consumers to pick and choose, with the caveat that they are paying out of pocket.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026
"We're in this really great place, that I hope will continue, where we're getting to pick and choose what we want to do - rather than it being forced or an expectation," she added.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
It’s also interesting when you’re sequencing for vinyl, because you don’t have unlimited time so you kind of got to pick and choose, and that kind of forces you to just choose the best.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025
Being a substitute teacher not only paid relatively well, but it also allowed me to pick and choose assignments that worked with my training and travel schedule.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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