Historical clue formulations

• Selected — 2026-06-02
• Voted for — 2025-03-22
• Selected — 2024-05-13
• Nominated, say — 2023-05-19
• Picked — 2023-04-23
• Tapped — 2023-02-05
• Went with — 2020-05-24
• Selected — 2020-04-13
• Tapped — 2019-11-16
• Stopped debating — 2018-11-02
• Drew from a hat, say — 2018-04-19
• Picked — 2015-12-01
• Checked, say — 2011-04-10
• Went for — 2010-09-05
• Drew a lot, say — 2010-07-30
• Went with — 2009-12-27
• Went with — 2009-10-17
• Decided — 2006-03-30
• Selected — 2006-01-18
• Picked out — 2003-02-25
• X'd, as a candidate's name — 2003-01-29
• Picked — 2001-07-09
• Embraced — 1999-10-03
• Selected — 1999-05-20
• Culled — 1996-08-22
• X'ed, in a way — 1996-02-25
• Decided on — 1995-12-15
• X'd — 1994-01-06
• Personal article, in law — 1994-01-01