culling

Example Sentences

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Amid a worrying Covid variant outbreak among minks -- when Denmark was the largest exporter of their furs -- she ordered the culling of some 17 million minks, an order which was later ruled illegal.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 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

Conféderation Rurale and Conféderation Paysanne say the policy is being brutally applied, and is in any case unnecessary because a combination of selective culling and vaccination would suffice.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

“Well,” I said, “I guess you won’t be culling for Daddy this winter.”

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson