culled
Example Sentences
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Some of the imagery seen by Ferreira’s character is genuine content culled from online, carefully trimmed.
From Los Angeles Times
Billy hails from a herd in Malaysia that was culled to clear land for palm and rubber plantations, according to the zoo.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr. Allport, a historian at Syracuse University, found this lovely missive in the digital archive of RAF Bomber Command, one of the many archives he has culled to put this book together.
“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
He also tried to reassure Ospreys fans a decision has not been made on its future as the professional team being culled, although they should still be concerned.
From BBC
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