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[shep-erd] / ˈʃɛp ərd /


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For a moment, they saw what appeared to be Lang, the beloved rescue shepherd mix they had had for nearly 13 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Once on the scene, police have to clear corners and shepherd away fleeing students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The demonstration had been called by farmers and shepherd groups.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Neighbors always waved at Vela Gonzalez as he walked his German shepherd, Chico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

At the front of the rank an authoritative cluster of state troopers and policemen marched ahead, heads bent, talking in low voices as a barking German shepherd dog circled around them at a trot.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Romanian shepherds also protested in front of the government earlier this year at the end of July.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Two German shepherds on a loose leash, maybe off leash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Intricate sculptural groups depict the Annunciation, the birth of Jesus, the Adoration of the Magi and the shepherds, Herod’s massacre of the innocents, the flight into Egypt, Jesus preaching at the temple, and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Back in al-Mughayyir, settlers have already pushed Bedouin shepherds off their land nearby.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026

‘They are the shepherds of the trees,’ answered Gandalf.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

After Mark Carney settled markets with explicit forward guidance and successfully shepherded Canada through the global financial crisis in 2008, his successor as central bank governor changed course.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

They work in groups of 20-50, shepherded by a leader.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

As a producer, Davis notched five Grammy Awards, two with Santana, one with Clarkson and one with Jennifer Hudson, but shepherded several nominations and wins for artists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

A longtime political operative, Wiles played a key role in Trump's political comeback and shepherded his 2024 campaign to victory.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

In 1768, the Berlin embryologist Caspar Wolff tried to finesse an answer by concocting a guiding principle—vis essentialis corporis, as he called it—that progressively shepherded the maturation of a fertilized egg into a human form.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

But we may be starting a new era, according to Rick Castellano, a vice president at Sallie Mae, who has been shepherding the company’s data collection since 2014.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

He is expected to continue shepherding some of those briefs, though now without Kendall's leadership.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Wang appeared as usual at last week’s city council meeting, shepherding along discussions on street paving, the upcoming budget and a potential e-bike ordinance.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

Ternus is best known for shepherding the almost seamless transition of Mac computers from Intel’s chips to the company’s own Apple Silicon.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

Mrs. Bowles put Susannah in charge of shepherding three of the children inside, and stayed to wave good-bye.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson


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