shepherd
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When the BBC later approached Bawar for comment, he denied being involved in smuggling, claiming he was an impoverished shepherd.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Unless you are at the level of wealth where you’re hiring a full-time money manager to shepherd your family foundation, you should retain control over your finances.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
He woke up before 3 a.m. the day of the verdict and read the 23rd Psalm, translating it from Hebrew, which begins, “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
If the customer wanted cool, Jacobs would be their shepherd, skipping hand-in-hand with them into the future with abandon.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
“Yes,” said Sister McCandless, “that sure is a praying man. I tell you, it ain’t every shepherd tarries before the Lord for his flock like Father James does.”
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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