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  • present participle of cull.
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culling

[kuhl-ing] / ˈkʌl ɪŋ /






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That is because GM’s premium brand went nearly all-in on EVs while culling a trio of gas-powered models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Pepe Barton, the conservancy’s director of communications, confirmed that work had begun this week, shortly after legal challenges to stop the culling were shot down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

There have been calls for alternative methods to vaccination for controlling the infection among cattle, such as badger culling, as they can carry the disease and transmit it to cattle.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

“I always think, like the song, about cleaning it up or at least culling it so I could get all the records off the floor and onto the shelves.”

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

“He’s culling, down at the chicken houses,” she said.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings




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