culling

Example Sentences

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L.A.’s nightlife — particularly in downtown — is still recovering from the pandemic-era culling of live venues and hospitality.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

"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 • Nov. 8, 2025

It was a lousy job, but twice a day, someone at the farm had to do the culling.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings