culling

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This week, host Scott Pelley was also fired after he confronted newsroom leadership about the culling in a tense staff meeting.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

In February, the company said it would be culling about 6.5% of its global workforce, or roughly 800 employees.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

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

In the 193os, America was infatuated with the pseudoscience of eugenics and its promise of strengthening the human race by culling the “unfit” from the genetic pool.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand