herded
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The 100-odd surviving islanders were herded into a walled village.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
In private prisons across the country, detained persons are herded through secure checkpoints, forced to wear color-coded uniforms, and locked in cells.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026
Nearby, workers herded some of the animals onto a rotating platform within the farm’s milking parlor and quickly attached pumping equipment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
She spoke sitting on a chair on the same railway platform where tens of thousands of Czechoslovak Jews were herded onto trains bound for the Theresienstadt ghetto.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2024
Following a brief lecture on the importance of proper sanitation, a small white piglet was herded into the room, its dainty hooves clicking against the concrete floor.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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