culling

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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

“ET” has long been culling the archives for the career retrospectives that air on weekends under the title “ET Vault Unlocked,” which are also available on demand through YouTube.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

This wasn’t a major housecleaning but more like a culling of online subscriptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

A live oyster, a good one, when it hits the culling board has a tightly closed shell.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson