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culling
[kuhl-ing]
noun
the act or process of selecting and removing desirable or undesirable individuals from a group.
Reducing farm exposure to the bacteria will require more rigorous testing and culling of infected animals.
the process of gathering or collecting.
To realize progress through the transfer of ideas, an informed culling of content and the extension of a shared knowledge base are essential.
the group of things resulting from either of these processes.
The collection War in Context provides a crucial culling of stories that I would surely have missed had I not read it.
Word History and Origins
Origin of culling1
Example Sentences
Miroslava Abelova of Greenpeace Slovakia called the culling plan "completely reckless," accusing the government of ignoring conservation laws and scientific advice.
The entire history of public health research shows that the "rising tide" model isn't just more humane, but more effective than the "culling the herd" model.
Dollar stores like Dollar General and Dollar Tree are culling the number of products priced at $1, while others like 99 Cents Only and Family Dollar have shuttered hundreds of stores.
In Mexico, an outbreak of H5N2, a different form of bird flu, was successfully controlled in the 1990s, and quite quickly, by vaccination along with culling and controls on poultry movement.
The carnivorous mammals are classed as an invasive species in the islands, and a culling programme for stoats began in 2019.
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