cherry picking

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cherry picking

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of cherry pick

noun

  1. uncountable The selection of desirable items and rejection of undesirable ones in order to obtain an advantage or present something in the best possible light.

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noun selection of desirable items to obtain an advantage

Españolevidencia incompleta, prueba incompleta, evidencia selectiva
Françaiscueillette de cerises, picorage
DeutschRosinenpickerei, Rosinenpicken

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@misc{cherry_picking_2026,
  title = {cherry picking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cherry%20picking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}