weed out
Example Sentences
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As in the Progressive Era, Americans want solutions to weed out government corruption.
From Slate • Jul. 8, 2026
To counter these disruptions and help enforce the platform’s year-round ban on open-invite parties, Airbnb five years ago began using machine-learning technology to weed out what the company describes as “higher-risk” bookings.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
Social media companies bear the sole responsibility for checking that Australia-based users are 16 or older, and must prove they have taken "reasonable steps" to weed out young teenagers.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
She suggested that the Home Office could raise the bar of evidence required to help weed out fake claims.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
The girls helped weed out Mamá’s vegetable garden and picked fat zucchini, ripened tomatoes, and spicy serrano peppers, which they bundled together in delicate netting to give away as gifts to Mamá’s comadres.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
