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If smaller-scale transits resume, Premier Alliance carriers may start by transporting smaller volumes or deploying selective services to test conditions, according to Pai.
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Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Dec. 2025
Norway and Finland are among the few countries with selective service systems that draft women as well as men, though Denmark recently joined them.
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Joshua Keating,
Vox,
18 June 2024
Security is not a public good but, rather, a selective service.
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Bilal Y. Saab,
Foreign Affairs,
31 Aug. 2015
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Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Dec. 2025
Norway and Finland are among the few countries with selective service systems that draft women as well as men, though Denmark recently joined them.
—
Joshua Keating,
Vox,
18 June 2024
Security is not a public good but, rather, a selective service.
—
Bilal Y. Saab,
Foreign Affairs,
31 Aug. 2015
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“Selective service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/selective%20service. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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