culling

Example Sentences

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This week, host Scott Pelley was also fired after he confronted newsroom leadership about the culling in a tense staff meeting.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Several sources said they saw fewer foreign showcases and acts amid a broader culling of music.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Amid a worrying Covid variant outbreak among minks -- when Denmark was the largest exporter of their furs -- she ordered the culling of some 17 million minks, an order which was later ruled illegal.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

But some animal welfare campaigners said culling was inhumane and not effective in the long term.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

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

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings