culled
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The local government's aim is to cut that population by half, and 24,000 animals have been culled so far this year.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Neiman Marcus had previously culled stores during its 2020 bankruptcy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
“We help about 1,400 families a month and we plucked out who had experience at large financial institutions that we could learn from, and culled records from at least a thousand,” said Walter.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
Cattle breeders are also desperate after more than 470,000 sheep and goats were culled owing to a pox epidemic.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
I accepted all the gifts—the tables, the earthenware jugs—though I could not possibly carry them with me, and culled for travel only a small copper cooking bowl.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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