culling

Example Sentences

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One infection was detected on his farm, leading to the preventive culling of 700 sheep.

From BBC

"Thorough culling" to reduce the number of bears is the only effective way to reduce the risk for local people, researcher Ohnishi said.

From Barron's

“Doing this rapid culling of your workforce, it’s very risky,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Avian flu has spread globally in recent years, leading to mass culling of poultry, some human deaths, and rising egg prices.

From Barron's

“Isabelle,” he said, “this is just its subtle way of culling the human population.”

From The Wall Street Journal