selectivity

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Noun
  • While serving as a city supervisor, Milk introduced legislation to protect the gay community, including a gay rights ordinance in 1978 to ban discrimination against LGBTQ people in housing or employment.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
  • Nicholson initially represented herself when filing her appeal but now has attorneys who say the lower courts are divided over whether the statute of limitations can also be waived when someone alleges a pattern of discrimination.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Incorporate both financial metrics (gross margin, inventory turns, cash conversion cycle) and operational indicators (forecast accuracy, perfect order fulfillment, production attainment).
    Luigi Damasceno, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • His first season in Denver finished with a 4-11 record and a notable regression in his accuracy and TD-INT ratio.
    Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • This station shows everything from daily rainfall to the current UV index, with the kind of intensive precision only a father could love.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 3 June 2025
  • This level of precision doesn’t just benefit the sales team.
    Sean Brophy, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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“Selectivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectivity. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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