Allow Select App is a Google Chrome extension that allows user select that was previously disabled by the website. This also overrides other forms of blocking a user select. I would be interested in implementing additional solutions if this currently does not work on some websites.
Click the download button below to be taken to the Chrome Web Store to install the extension.
DownloadFollow the instructions here to load an unpacked extension.
Give it a test, turn on the extension and try highlighting the paragraph below:
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