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cull

verb as in pick out for reason

verb as in gather

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Tens of thousands of turkeys and chickens have been culled in recent weeks following a spate of cases in mid, west and north Wales.

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They must be culled, like runts from a litter.

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

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

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

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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