as in altering
to remove the sex organs of
desex the baby chickens destined for market
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In those cases, 11 of the patients died and others are living with life-altering health problems, according to the lawsuits.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
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While the initial move into smartphones posed a risk to Apple's device margins, the gamble paid off through what would become a massive industry-altering phenomenon.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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But Piotr Siergiej, another environmentalist from the Polish Smog Alert, said the energy crisis caused by the Iran war should serve as a wake-up call to the Polish government about the urgency of fixing this program.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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TruKKer responded by fixing rates in an attempt to bring transparency to the market and prompt truck owners to bring down prices.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Officials urged spaying and neutering and early outreach for help to prevent similar cases.—
Eric Henderson,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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His daily signoff about spaying and neutering pets became a cultural fixture, and his activism helped elevate issues like animal overpopulation into the mainstream.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Desexing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desexing. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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