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cull

verb as in pick out for reason

verb as in gather

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Hunters will soon be allowed to kill mute swans as part of an effort to cull the “destructive, non-native” species statewide, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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Taiwan has culled dozens of pigs after detecting its first cases of African swine fever, with the agriculture ministry saying Thursday no other infections have been detected elsewhere on the island.

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More than 10,000 birds are to be culled at a site after bird flu was confirmed.

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Significantly culling the federal workforce has been a long-term priority for Vought.

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Disease control measures have been put in place around the site near Omagh and all birds on the farm will be culled.

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