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pastoral

[pas-ter-uhl, pah-ster-] / ˈpæs tər əl, ˈpɑ stər- /


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The Codeco militia claims to defend the rights of the mainly farming Lendu community, notably against the mainly pastoral Hema community.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

“Going there, it was like the prettiest place ever; very pastoral, it blew my mind,” Chambers said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

It added that the Pope's visit should remain "spiritual" and "pastoral" in nature, and warned against any politicisation of the event.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Between her pastoral work and her activism on the ground, she wasn’t easy to track down.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

But why Ionia, why in these unassuming and pastoral landscapes, these remote islands and inlets of the Eastern Mediterranean?

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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