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culls 1 of 2

noun

plural of cull

as in discards

something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others the unbruised apples will be packed in bags, and the culls will be used for cider

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cull

as in selects

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities culled the best short stories from the author's body of writings

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Noun

Even the World Organization for Animal Health, whose guidelines the CFIA follows, is reconsidering how effective culls are in halting bird-flu outbreaks in a world where the next wild duck to land at a farm could trigger another one. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 In a letter to Defence Minister Luke Pollard this week, 18 MPs and one member of the House of Lords urged the government to stop using bear pelts sourced from legal culls in Canada and instead adopt faux-fur alternatives. — James Frater, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 The same strain has forced record culls and pushed up egg prices across North America and Europe, and Australian flocks have no exposure to it. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 Officials have adopted a road map for bear population management that calls for systematic culls. — ABC News, 9 June 2026 Meanwhile, resistance to AI applications is growing in the world’s second-largest economy as worker fears of mass job culls rise. — Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026 This bass species had the genes for a range of survival strategies before the culls started, Zarri says. — Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025

Verb

The fastest-growing area is a cluster of skills involving AI agents, according to Draup, which culls data from public job posts and platforms including LinkedIn. — Hugh Son, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 The model, which does not source without permission, culls mountains of data about the natural world from partners including the Smithsonian, London’s Natural History Museum and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 The creative documentary filmmaker, a former Berkeley resident, culls together photos, home movies, songs and more to relate writer Andri Snær Magnason’s grieving process over the loss of relatives and a once-majestic glacier that is no more due to climate change. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026 The 19-piece collection culls inspiration from American collegiate themes like plaid, rugby stripes and other sport motifs. — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Nov. 2025

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And defunct iIndustry supplied artistic entrepreneurs with adaptable real-estate discards, like London’s Bankside Power Station, which evolved into Herzog & de Meuron’s Tate Modern.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026
Li has dedicated freezer bags for different dishes, like vegetable scraps for soups or fruit discards for smoothies.

— Emily Siner, NPR, 27 June 2026

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Verb

The Cook Mixer then selects which competitors will step forward and take on the challenge.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
One example of a high-yield dividend fund is the Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (SPHD), which tracks an index that selects S&P 500 stocks that offer the largest dividends while seeking to minimize volatility.

— Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of selects

Verb

In that case, however Taylor & Byrne chooses to handle her will be an advantage to Cathcarts.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Rice chooses us, just as Lestat chooses those who are privileged or cursed enough to become his companions instead of merely his victims.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

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That list goes from first-round picks offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor and cornerback Chris Johnson to Day 2 guys such as linebacker Jacob Rodriguez, tight end Will Kacmarek as well as wide receivers Caleb Douglas and Chris Bell.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
The Rams acquired Garrett in a June trade that sent outside linebacker Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round draft pick and other future picks to the Cleveland Browns.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

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