weed out
Example Sentences
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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
All over the country one encounters them on television, radio and billboards, with phone numbers leading to call centers that weed out weak claims.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It is designed to weed out the insecure and trigger-happy, the reckless hotheads with something to prove.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
Some viewers see it as a thinly veiled endorsement of the policy - hailed in the film as a crippling masterstroke to weed out fake currency from Pakistan.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
People to weed out before the real fun begins.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
