herd
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Another long-term goal of UC Riverside researchers is to understand the ecological role and impact of the donkey herd, which can also help inform whether population control or other interventions are needed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Even the American Bison Society, founded in 1905 with Roosevelt’s blessing, ran on private money—its members raised about $10,000 to buy the herd that stocked a new federal preserve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"At times like this you don't want to be at the back of the herd," said one very senior former Treasury adviser.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
He once told a lobbyist who raised quarter horses that he owned a herd of polo ponies, just to one-up him.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
They watched the dragon swoop low over the herd of goats.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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An Explanation of Herd Immunity from "On Immunity" by Eula Biss
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30 Great Words from Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
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