pastoral
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Between her pastoral work and her activism on the ground, she wasn’t easy to track down.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Produced by Sarah Strunin, the documentary begins with a pastoral scene from Mojica’s pickup truck as they overlook the grasslands of Michoacán.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
It feels faintly pastoral — hunting and gathering — translated into an urban evening, conducted in sneakers and leggings under fluorescent lights.
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026
He has the "best of both worlds", according to his mum Laura Jerram who says the pastoral support he has received has been "the key to keeping him in the school".
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
Middle-class pastoral is, therefore, a more difficult hymn.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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