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Republicans will winnow the field of candidates for the Senate, the House in southwestern Connecticut and secretary of the state, an open-seat race to decide who will oversee elections.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2022

With the region’s homelessness crisis and housing costs at the top of many voters’ minds, today’s vote counts will winnow the candidate field and determine who advances to the November general election.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2021

But because fellow lawmakers will winnow the field before party members have their say, much of the jockeying happens behind the scenes, with candidates trading offers and promises in the privacy of their cellphones.

From Washington Post • May 30, 2019

Rep. Jason Chaffetz are expected to face off in two debates Friday night, the eve of a Utah GOP convention where delegates will winnow the crowded field.

From Washington Times • Jun. 16, 2017

Men will sow their notions and reap harvests, but the inexorable age will winnow out the truth, and scatter to the winds whatsoever is error.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 by Various