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herding

ADJECTIVE
grazing
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Free-diving off Costa Rica, Gabillon found herself in a vast superpod of spinner dolphins herding lanternfish.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2026

But in this case, reporters seem to be herding without much to show for it.

From Slate Mar. 18, 2026

Abdirahman, a 60-year-old grandmother, was bitten while herding livestock in Mandera county in Kenya's northeast, a hotspot for the parasite but with only three treatment facilities capable of treating the disease.

From Barron's Feb. 8, 2026

“It’s a lot like herding cats,” said Brennan Hawken, an equity-research analyst for BMO Capital Markets.

From MarketWatch Dec. 3, 2025

"Gerta, may I speak with you a moment?" she says suddenly, her eyes round, as she positions her body between Papa and me, practically herding me into the washroom.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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