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    selective

    US /sɪˈlɛktɪv/

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    UK /sɪˈlektɪv/

    A2
    adj.AdjectiveChoosing through thoughtful comparison
    Harry is very selective when it comes to clothes.

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    • Right now in the marketplace, what we're seeing is both employers and employees being a little bit more selective.

      Right now in the marketplace, what we're seeing is both employers and employees being a little bit more selective.

    • Everybody's taking a little bit more of a measured approach right now, being a little bit more selective in their choices.

      Everybody's taking a little bit more of a measured approach right now, being a little bit more selective in their choices.

    B1

    Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR

    16:04Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR
    • Through selective breeding, we strengthened useful traits in plants and animals.

      Through selective breeding, we strengthened useful traits in plants and animals.

    • Humans have been engineering life for thousands of years. Through selective breeding

      Humans have been engineering life for thousands of years. Through selective breeding

    B1

    Walking Alone: Unstoppable and Unbreakable | DENZEL WASHINGTON MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH

    17:21Walking Alone: Unstoppable and Unbreakable | DENZEL WASHINGTON MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH
    • It means you're selective.

      It means you're selective.

    B1

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    03:26Shakira - Can't Remember to Forget You ft. Rihanna
    • What I tend to do when it comes to you I see only the good, selective memory

      What I tend to do when it comes to you I see only the good, selective memory

    • I see only the good, selective memory.

      I see only the good, selective memory.

    A2

    Achieve ANYTHING: Powerful Mindset Hacks for Success (2026 Guide)

    19:36Achieve ANYTHING: Powerful Mindset Hacks for Success (2026 Guide)
    • Master the Art of Selective Ignorance.

      Master the Art of Selective Ignorance.

    • Successful people practice selective ignorance.

      Successful people practice selective ignorance.

    B1

    精神科医だけど「メンタルヘルス」について質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan

    19:47精神科医だけど「メンタルヘルス」について質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
    • There are medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, the big fancy name, SSRIs, that target serotonin receptors and block them.

      There are medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, the big fancy name, SSRIs, that target serotonin receptors and block them.

    • There are medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, big fancy name, SSRIs, that target serotonin receptors and block them.

      There are medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, big fancy name, SSRIs, that target serotonin receptors and block them.

    B2

    老化生物学者だけど「加齢について」質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan

    17:33老化生物学者だけど「加齢について」質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
    • So it doesn't have this what we call apoptosis or this selective cell suicide.

      So it doesn't have this what we call apoptosis or this selective cell suicide.

    • So it doesn't have this, what we call apoptosis, or this selective cell suicide.

      So it doesn't have this, what we call apoptosis, or this selective cell suicide.

    B1

    5 Common Writing Mistakes to Avoid

    18:085 Common Writing Mistakes to Avoid
    • You use precise language, precise adjectives, precise verbs, precise nouns, etc., and be very selective about the words you use.

      You use precise language, precise adjectives, precise verbs, precise nouns, etc., and be very selective about the words you use.

    • and be very selective about the words you use.

      and be very selective about the words you use.

    A2

    How Japan's largest drugmaker became a global pharma powerhouse

    15:00How Japan's largest drugmaker became a global pharma powerhouse
    • So we are very selective about where we make this investment.

      So we are very selective about where we make this investment.

    • So we are very selective about where we make this investment.

      So we are very selective about where we make this investment.

    B1

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    51:26Farewell Address to the American People
    • It's not just dishonest, this selective sorting of

      It's not just dishonest, this selective sorting of

    B1