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shepherd

[shep-erd] / ˈʃɛp ərd /


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For a moment, they saw what appeared to be Lang, the beloved rescue shepherd mix they had had for nearly 13 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

"It was very difficult," says their father, Bajash Ali Sagir Hassan, a softly spoken shepherd.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Great Redwood Trail Agency was created three years later to shepherd the transition of the 231-mile northern stretch in Mendocino, Trinity and Humboldt counties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Once on the scene, police have to clear corners and shepherd away fleeing students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

A man arrives from Corinth with the message that Oedipus’s father has died It emerges that this messenger was formerly a shepherd on Mount Cithaeron, and that he was given a baby....

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

One time a married couple who were staying for a week brought their two big German shepherds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Romanian shepherds also protested in front of the government earlier this year at the end of July.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Jersey brothers and shepherds Josh and Ben Voak, who work with the project, said it had saved them hours of manual labour and opened up new areas for flocks to graze.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Streaming series creator Jon Favreau shepherds his hit into an enjoyable if inessential summer popcorn movie loaded with the creatures you’re looking for.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

If he died tomorrow, he would already have seen more than other shepherds, and he was proud of that.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

After Mark Carney settled markets with explicit forward guidance and successfully shepherded Canada through the global financial crisis in 2008, his successor as central bank governor changed course.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

He spent about three minutes firing questions at the ship's second officer, who was helming the vessel, before he was shepherded back to the public areas.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

One speaker after another followed Erika’s lead, preaching the tenets of Christian womanhood to a congregation eager to be shepherded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

The almost seamless transition from Intel chips was shepherded by John Ternus, who will become Apple CEO in September.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

In the evenings, after the factory shift was over, Comrade K. N. M. Pillai waylaid the workers of Paradise Pickles and shepherded them into his printing press.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

But we may be starting a new era, according to Rick Castellano, a vice president at Sallie Mae, who has been shepherding the company’s data collection since 2014.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

He is expected to continue shepherding some of those briefs, though now without Kendall's leadership.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Wang appeared as usual at last week’s city council meeting, shepherding along discussions on street paving, the upcoming budget and a potential e-bike ordinance.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

Ternus has a reputation as a decisive leader, where Cook was known for shepherding teams to collaborative conclusions.

From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026

“I was going to do that, okay, Nala? I don’t need shepherding twenty-four seven!”

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein


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