winnowing

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Winnowing projections: Five Big Ten teams have already secured a bowl bid this season.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2023

Winnowing hundreds of replies, they wound up with 24 men and women, ranging in age from 18 to 55, who were overweight or obese and generally inactive.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2021

Winnowing the field would be a welcome development for voters overwhelmed by the more than two dozen Democrats vying for their attention.

From Washington Times • Jul. 29, 2019

Totally unprepared were they For this chaotic mob, Feckless and spine-impaired were they, Winnowing?

From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2016

Winnowing was done by women, who tossed the grain into the air with small wooden boards, the chaff being blown away by the winds.

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