weeding out
Example Sentences
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Plenty of investors still think that the AI build-out could get messy, with companies overspending and Wall Street eventually weeding out the losers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Social media platforms will be held responsible for weeding out underage accounts.
From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025
The commission released a list of 74.2 million voters in September, weeding out 4.7 million names.
From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025
Her bill would also prod states to do a better job of weeding out ineligible families or else be forced to cover some of those costs themselves.
From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2023
This thought may bring some comfort in the awful earnestness of existence, this thought that in its cruel fashion, the universe is weeding out cruel facts.
From Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life by Lee, Vernon