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cull

[kuhl] / kʌl /




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Speaking on the same programme, Alliance Deputy leader Eóin Tennyson claimed the cull was being used as an excuse to target Muir's job.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Some politicians had previously raised concerns that members of the public and neighbours had seen the cull taken place and had heard gunfire in the area.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

As avian flu spread like wildfire through the industry, poultry farmers were forced to cull 26 million birds, leading prices to skyrocket.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

But now fresh questions are being raised over how the cattle cull operation was carried out.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

The old-timers wanted to see how we’d handle it, wanted to cull the faint of heart.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

The model, which does not source without permission, culls mountains of data about the natural world from partners including the Smithsonian, London’s Natural History Museum and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

She told AFP that because of the animal culls, her milk deliveries have fallen by up to 50 percent, resulting in a corresponding reduction in feta production.

From Barron's Mar. 30, 2026

Meanwhile, there are too few indications that China’s economic slowdown is leading to the sort of business upheaval that culls lagging businesses in a recession.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2026

Drawing on data from Revelio Labs, which itself culls data through LinkedIn, the study finds companies benefit by attracting workers with AI talent.

From MarketWatch Nov. 5, 2025

Make two classes of fruit: No. 1 and culls.

From The Apple by Various

Late last year, he released “Holo Boy,” a collection of re-recorded songs culled from the deep archive—we’re talking dozens of releases—he built by issuing material primarily on the platform Bandcamp.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

DUP MLA for Fermanagh South Tyrone Deborah Erskine said it is "clear that significant questions remain" and called for an apology to those who saw the animals being culled.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The other half of cattle moving through the plant were culled dairy cows and livestock from the southeastern U.S. and upstate New York.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

It will pair garments with artwork culled from the museum’s collections.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

Frank was working to publish his father’s letters, as well as reminiscences he culled from the autobiography Charles had written.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

“I always think, like the song, about cleaning it up or at least culling it so I could get all the records off the floor and onto the shelves.”

From Salon Jul. 29, 2026

According to Shanker, limited culling may sometimes discourage wild animals from entering human-dominated areas more effectively than several other approaches currently in use.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

A victim of government-sanctioned culling, trigger-happy farmers and rising road traffic, by 2002 the Iberian lynx was on the verge of extinction, with just 94 cats left in their natural habitat.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

Asked whether Wales could see badger culling in future in response to bovine TB he said he agreed with Wales' TB Programme Board that the disease should be addressed "in wildlife" as well as livestock.

From BBC May 22, 2026

“He’s culling, down at the chicken houses,” she said.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings




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