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Already, the success of the front-runners is winnowing out competition, as some companies drop their sickle cell gene therapy programs.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023

“The field is winnowing, and there are growing discussions about diversity in the field.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 12, 2019

Castro's reaction was in response to an interview where Buttigieg told journalist John Heilemann that he believed the primary is winnowing down to two people.

From Fox News • Nov. 4, 2019

Pierre Bergé, the longtime partner of Yves Saint Laurent, is winnowing his possessions this fall, and Saint Laurent memorabilia is also surfacing on the market.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2015

He is winnowing the wind; he is washing not gold but water.

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