weeding out

Example Sentences

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Parkanyi vets every submission, weeding out couples who appear rapacious for money, or those who demand a specific type of foreigner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Social media platforms will be held responsible for weeding out underage accounts.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

To start weeding out those who are biased, prosecutors and the defence team will analyse questionnaires filled out by the prospective jurors.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2024

Her bill would also prod states to do a better job of weeding out ineligible families or else be forced to cover some of those costs themselves.

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2023

Natural selection works as effectually in toning up the species by weeding out the worst as 'natural selection reversed' works for degeneracy through the removal of the best.

From The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology by Wilson, Warren H. (Warren Hugh)