To select specific columns on a model you can use the select method -- or you can pass an array directly to the get method!
// Select specified columns from all employees$employees = Employee::select(['name', 'title', 'email'])->get();// Select specified columns from all employees$employees = Employee::get(['name', 'title', 'email']);
Tip given by @ecrmnn
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