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weed out
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Princeton's WordNet
weed out, comb outverb
remove unwanted elements
"The company weeded out the incompetent people"; "The new law weeds out the old inequities"
GCIDE
Weed outverb
to selectively remove; same as weed, v. t.; -- of things that are useless or harmful.
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weed outverb
to remove unwanted elements from a group
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of weed out in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of weed out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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If Adolf Hitler had an Instagram account, the Holocaust would have happened a lot quicker, because the public would have been convinced a lot sooner, that the Jews were plotting to overthrow Germany, and weed out the Aryan race and take over Europe.
Our intelligence community has ... told me that individuals with terrorism ties in Syria have already tried to gain access to our country through the refugee program, what’s even more concerning is that top officials have testified before this committee that intelligence gaps prevent us from being able to confidently weed out terrorists.
These losses of leadership, coupled with a President determined to weed out anyone who may dare disagree, represent one of the most challenging moments for the Intelligence Community, it will be up to the Congress to ensure that Intelligence Community continues to provide independent analysis and judgement to policy makers, and always speak truth to power.
I definitely want somebody to be able to protect themselves, like I'd want to be able to protect Devin Hamlin, but at the same time, you're letting the wrong people get ahold of them. That's where the problem is. It's hard to weed out who's the good guys and the bad guys.
What’s even more concerning is that top officials have testified before this committee that intelligence gaps prevent us from being able to confidently weed out terrorists.
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