herd
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In Colorado, Kimberly Jones has grown her herd of goats from 25 to 250 in seven years, deploying their efficient teeth, hooves and stomachs to clear undergrowth to stem the spread of flames.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Harmon alerted stakeholders, including Aiello, who was immediately concerned about how the wire might affect a herd of bighorn sheep that migrates across the border.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The hedge-fund herd was early to see opportunity in the stocks of chip makers and other artificial-intelligence hardware companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Beef is up double-digits because the U.S. cattle herd hit a historic low.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
I could live all alone, in a mountain cave far away from anyone, and herd goats and live off their milk and whatever the land would give me.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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An Explanation of Herd Immunity from "On Immunity" by Eula Biss
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