Handpick
Handpick verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.
Pass
Pass verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.
Usage example: I'll pass on the coffee
Both words in one sentence
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The Stinger: Luna's remaining men are gathered in front of del Pilar, who instructs his aide to handpick sixty men, setting up the events of the Battle of Tirad Pass.
Source: Film / Heneral Luna
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