herd
Example Sentences
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Criteria included space, facilities, staff expertise and herd dynamics.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Meatpackers have been waiting for years for ranchers to rebuild the depleted U.S. cattle herd.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
In her culture in Turkana, where livestock are not merely a source of money but are central to life itself, the depletion of the herd is a disaster that will be hard to recover from.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
And there are professional incentives to run with the herd.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
A man with a big herd will be listened to by the others in the village.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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