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
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
“Each side tries to weed out the other. The distinction we were seeing more of was either general trust or general skepticism.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
State officials and industry representatives crafted emergency regulations that they said would address gaps in hospice licensing requirements to weed out bad actors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
What about the things we could do to weed out harm before it’s done to them?
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
