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Asked 11 years ago why he had culled the women's sprint relay funding, the Dutchman insisted it was not a punishment but that he was "always interested to see how people respond".

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023

Little says he told Holcomb he had culled a dossier of more than 100 cases of lurid allegations and their cover-ups by NGBs.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2022

A burning pile of wood she had culled from splintered window frames and shutters served in lieu of a gas flame.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2022

Cheetham showed Crouser data that a FlightScope device had culled from the throws he made in Tucson.

From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2021

He had intended his book to be much longer; he had hundreds more pages written that he had culled from.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman