selectively
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Mukulika Banerjee, an anthropologist at the London School of Economics, says the pattern of exclusion in West Bengal indicates that certain categories of the population may have been "selectively targeted".
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
He added that extreme declines like those seen Thursday, “or frankly over the last three months, are not based on investors selectively applying AI risk on a company-by-company basis.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
One of the most significant reforms championed by Rodriguez, it aims to turn the page on nearly three decades of state repression, but has been criticised by human rights organizations as being selectively applied.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
"We therefore needed an energy acceptor that selectively captures the multiplied triplet excitons after fission."
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026
But the Navajo proved especially resilient and able to deal selectively with innovation.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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