CULLING Definition & Meaning

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culling

[ kuhl-ing ]

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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.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of culling¹

cull ( def ) + -ing ¹( def )

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"The Environment Ministry failed desperately to limit the number of bear attacks by the unprecedented culling of this protected species," he told the BBC.

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The park service said it would authorize the culling of elk herds, to keep them separate from the cows.

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In the second part of her statement, Jones launches a scathing attack on Australia's animal culling laws, including wombats, kangaroos, horses, deer and pigs.

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Consider the human cost of the administration's mass culling of federal workers.

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And while the mass culling of chickens in response to bird flu has played a major role, the cost of the daily staple for many Americans has kept inflation front and centre in voters' minds.

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