picked over
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One year’s national champion, once picked over, can become the next season’s also-ran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
"Every damning quote that he's ever uttered is going to be played back to him and picked over - not great PR."
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
With this fourth movie, the Warren lore has been so thoroughly picked over, the tropes and rhythms now so ingrained, the jump scares end up feeling routine at best.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025
First, in terms of gerrymandering, the low-hanging fruit is already picked over.
From Salon • Aug. 11, 2025
Cooks and servants of the garrison picked over the goods, demanding better prices while soldiers wandered in and out of the main gate with bored expressions, rarely stopping to look at the merchandise.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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