Usage examples (39)

• The e-rumors claim generally that the vaccine is dangerous; one even claims it's a government "depopulation" plot.
• The USDA is offering to compensate producers who euthanize swine, and to provide assistance in carrying out "depopulation" and disposal.
• Research has shown that as many as 24 percent of hens suffer broken bones following commercial "depopulation," or removal from their cages.
• It is difficult to apply a simplified measure of "depopulation" to China.