selectively
Americanadverb
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"This suggests that this compound can selectively dampen escalated social conflict rather than shutting down behavior altogether."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Antares has started deploying the fresh capital, and plans to continue investing selectively over the next few years, said founder and Managing Partner Michael Gryseels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The German physician-scientist Paul Ehrlich, meanwhile, recognized that dyes and related chemicals, because of their binding properties, might selectively attack pathogens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Senate leadership continues to be concerned about the implications of administrators selectively commenting on faculty activities and has asked UCLA’s Committee on Academic Freedom to consider the issue,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Early farmers wouldn’t have noticed the difference, in the way that they did notice and selectively harvest big berries.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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