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sheep

[sheep] / ʃip /
NOUN
bellwether
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A bank in New Zealand has found itself at the centre of an unlikely free speech row after an attempt to remove "explicit" memes about its sheep mascot from social media.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

If you think a fluffy sheep couldn’t possibly look evil, think again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

They occur naturally in the milk of animals such as cows, sheep, and goats, but they can also be produced artificially during the manufacture of partially hydrogenated fats.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

While no danger to humans, Bluetongue can cause fever, swelling, lameness, birth defects and difficulty eating for cows and particularly sheep.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Sometimes bears, wolves, and other predators are already south, working the sheep farms down where it is more settled—they take a terrible toll of sheep—and we catch them on the way back through.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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