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
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
A second chelator, however, showed a strong ability to selectively bind to copper ions, which are believed to play a key role in Alzheimer's-related protein aggregation.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
But Salesforce has crafted its own unique strategy for the FDE role, opting to selectively deploy FDEs and limiting the types of data some FDEs are tasked with handling.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
But none of those tamed animals was actually domesticated—that is, selectively bred in captivity and genetically modified so as to become more useful to humans.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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