culling

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

In 2020, it ordered the culling of all roughly 17 million farm-raised mink in Denmark to stop the spread of a coronavirus mutation, a directive it later admitted had no legal grounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

And in the Darwin-esque culling of leaders that followed, the ones that emerged victorious had little love for the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

The 1963 Deer Act introduced restrictions on culling deer and the seasons during which that can happen.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

A live oyster, a good one, when it hits the culling board has a tightly closed shell.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson