culling
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Then they tested what happens when different interventions - culling birds, quarantining close contacts and targeted vaccination - kicked in.
From BBC
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
One infection was detected on his farm, leading to the preventive culling of 700 sheep.
From BBC
"Thorough culling" to reduce the number of bears is the only effective way to reduce the risk for local people, researcher Ohnishi said.
From Barron's
“Doing this rapid culling of your workforce, it’s very risky,” he said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
