as in altering
to remove the sex organs of
desex the baby chickens destined for market
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Why on Earth, or any other planet, would the Mavericks farm out the debut of its franchise-altering player to a smaller arena 35 miles to the west of its home?—
Mac Engel
October 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
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Goodall’s life-altering moment For Goodall, whose trailblazing work in the study and interaction with the wild chimpanzees in Tanzania’s Gombe National Park just entered its 54th year, the moment was life-altering.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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So just fixing my diet, drinking a lot of water, stretching, moving every day, doing the right movements.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, and Alyssa Farah Griffin criticized figures for sharing memes instead of fixing the problem.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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This contradicts the belief that spaying or neutering a dog reduces aggression.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2025
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Spaying or neutering also comes with significant medical benefits.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Desexing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desexing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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