as in to alter
to remove the sex organs of desex the baby chickens destined for market

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  • This street corner was forever altered on May 25, 2020, when Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, suffocating and killing him.
    Meg Anderson, NPR, 23 May 2025
  • Modern technology could alter how parks update — or replace — existing attractions, Speigel said.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2025
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  • But the systems that seem fixed are actually software that can be rewritten.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • Now, many of these properties are uninhabitable shells that owners have no funds to fix and complete.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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“Desex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desex. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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