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sheep

[sheep] / ʃip /
NOUN
bellwether
Synonyms






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Today, the island is also home to 200 sheep and around 30,000 breeding pairs of Manx shearwater birds.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Once that stops, the sheep open their eyes and cavort around happily as if nothing had happened.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Peninsular bighorn sheep have long migrated between California and Mexico, but plans to close gaps in the border wall may change that.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Lily and the rest are convinced that sheep don’t die; they simply turn into clouds.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

When the stores ran out, and they’d eaten the last of their sheep and goats, they ate even the laying hens.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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