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

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  • No outcome-altering fraud has ever been found.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
  • For riders like Valadez, the potential closures could be life-altering.
    Da Lin, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
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  • Turning to domestic chipmakers for less advanced semiconductors also doesn’t fix the problem for these AI model developers.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Crews spent about two years repairing it — replacing brick in the Cenotaph’s interior frame, fixing a drainage system, putting marble exterior stones that had shifted back in place and cleaning stones and carvings.
    Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Desex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desex. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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