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shepherd

[shep-erd] / ˈʃɛp ərd /


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The demonstration had been called by farmers and shepherd groups.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Chico, his German shepherd, was sent to a foster family in March and permanently rehomed last month.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Included were proposals to create an enclosure for the animals, stables, three shepherd huts, parking for tractors and a pond.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Etna, a mixed-breed shepherd, is a mine-sniffing dog with the American military during a devastating future war in a country that is left unnamed, though hints point to the Korean peninsula.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

If we had to go anywhere, he would be my first choice, because I was his shepherd, and he was my number one friend.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

For centuries, it was a vast swamp where mosquitoes spread malaria among shepherds.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

Some shepherds were waiting for them to come out.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

The Bidens arrived in Washington with two German shepherds, Champ and Major.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

But Poppy acted as if their modern apartment on the Ramallah road was still surrounded by shepherds.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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

They work in groups of 20-50, shepherded by a leader.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

As a producer, Davis notched five Grammy Awards, two with Santana, one with Clarkson and one with Jennifer Hudson, but shepherded several nominations and wins for artists.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Afterward, they were shepherded into the dining room, which had been set up quite nicely for the talent show.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

The U.S. says it is shepherding several ships a day through the strait to help ease pressure on global oil supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

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

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 is best known for shepherding the almost seamless transition of Mac computers from Intel’s chips to the company’s own Apple Silicon.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 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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