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The phrase "a picked" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe something that has been selected or chosen, but it lacks context to be usable.
Example: "After a long discussion, we finally settled on a picked candidate for the position."
Alternatives: "a chosen" or "a selected".
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You can already write tomorrow's story: Today the vicious, deranged freak-show star trashed Enemy A, picked a fight with Failed Insider B, invited unconstitutional action C, insulted population D, declared his intent to abrogate Agreement E or make war on Country F, and denied facts G through Z. Fill in the blanks.
The door to opportunity seldom requires a picked lock, only the right combination.
QUESTION FROM KL: Had Diane Wood been younger, she very well could have been a picked for nomination by Obama.
In "Isaac," Madonna samples a vocalist, Yitzhak Sinwani, singing over a rhythm track built around a picked acoustic guitar.
The H3 library API supports instant visual feedback for a picked node by redrawing it in a highlight color in the front buffer.
His indefatigable fingers provided a musical mirror to the mood and action — whether punctuating a picked pocket, a pratfall, a punch or a pistol shot.
Similar(37)
"They get paid a pick up".
The idea, Arndt revealed at a post-screening Q&A, picked up on a scene in 1977's Star Wars in which the astromech droid is able to scan the Empire's mainframe while the heroes hunt for Princess Leia on a star ship.
Pick an "A" team.
Here are the items the V&A picked: A pair of Primark jeans, bought soon after the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, which killed 1,129 garment workers.
The seats went to Hazaras, a picked-upon minority.
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