cherry-pick
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cher·ry-pick
(chĕr′ē-pĭk′)tr.v. cher·ry-picked, cher·ry-pick·ing, cher·ry-picks
To choose in a highly selective manner; select only the best or most suitable of: "politicians [who] try to cherry-pick judges who agree with them and attack those who do not" (Jeffrey Rosen).
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cherry-pick
vb
(tr) to choose or take the best or most profitable of (a number of things), esp for one's own benefit or gain: cherry-pick the best routes.
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Past participle: cherry-picked
Gerund: cherry-picking
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