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- verb Present participle of
cherrypick . - noun Alternative spelling of
cherry picking .
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Examples
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Recently, charter opponents' tendency to cite this paper has been called "cherrypicking."
Matthew Di Carlo: The Evidence on Charter Schools Matthew Di Carlo 2011
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Recently, charter opponents' tendency to cite this paper has been called "cherrypicking."
Matthew Di Carlo: The Evidence on Charter Schools Matthew Di Carlo 2011
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That is not cherrypicking, that is being statistically honest. sfrank, well from what I understand AIG was already under the supervision of the State of New York and the federal Office of Thrift Supervision.
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the dark side of the long tail of attention is the balkanization – even pulverization – of counterculture. the status quo gets to anoint a few talented amateurs as their heirs apparent, playing the same roles they played as major labels cherrypicking indie rock in 1994.
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Paul R. Pillar, the former CIA official who coordinated US intelligence on the Middle East until last year now publicly accuses the Bush White House of "cherrypicking" intelligence on Iraq to justify its decision to go to war.
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Perhaps, John Hunter, because you imply or impute that Steve manufactures quotations out of thin air, or does not comment or quote everything out of an article because he is "cherrypicking", you appear to be on a mission to smear Steve McIntyre with the same charges that he has made about the work of Michael Mann.
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Where the allegation is one of "cherrypicking" data series, the panel only looks at papers where no cherrypicking has taken place.
Bishop Hill Bishop Hill 2010
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Where the allegation is one of "cherrypicking" data series, the panel only looks at papers where no cherrypicking has taken place.
Bishop Hill Bishop Hill 2010
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Why didn't they say that Hagler was "cherrypicking"??
East Side Boxing 2009
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Why didn't they say that Hagler was "cherrypicking"??
East Side Boxing 2009
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