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sheep

[sheep] / ʃip /
NOUN
bellwether
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All of this is why Paul and Linda ended up at High Park Farm, his 183-acre sheep farm in Scotland.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

He even gets neighboring sheep farmers to bring their herds into his fields to trample the soil and eat the leftover plants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

One is Petraq Balliu, 61, who has been in court for over two decades to win back land he says his family bought in 1933, and then used it to graze sheep, mules and horses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Walker had learned much about handling sheep and farm equipment, but when a scene called for her to back up Gillian’s 1970s tractor, a stunt double appeared.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

It is not politically correct but true that I had seen and heard of single coyotes or wolves killing forty sheep in one night without eating any of them.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen




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