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shepherd

[shep-erd] / ˈʃɛp ərd /


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District Court judge denied an emergency application seeking to prevent the county from euthanizing Bruce, a 100-pound black and tan German shepherd mix.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 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

People who shepherd their loved ones through serious illness are often crucial to the well-being of the patients using the company’s products.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

We’ve been given this brilliant thing, America, and must shepherd her safely through another 50 years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want,” she began.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

The pope shepherds a flock of some 1.4 billion global Catholics, so his words naturally command attention and interest.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

Streaming series creator Jon Favreau shepherds his hit into an enjoyable if inessential summer popcorn movie loaded with the creatures you’re looking for.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

In Spain, fritter-like buñuelos showed up with the Moors, and by some reports, churros were a Chinese idea that was later dragged through molten chocolate by hungry Madrileños or wandering shepherds or both.

From Salon Feb. 5, 2026

Teachers, like proud shepherds, stood against the walls smiling at their charges, who looked equally pleased to be herded there.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

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

The almost seamless transition from Intel chips was shepherded by John Ternus, who will become Apple CEO in September.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

Instead, he said, he was shepherded into a glass office where a thin man in a baggy suit named Alex told him to sign three packets of documents.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2026

And dancing about them, running now to one and now to another, she shepherded them back to the Toy Department.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers

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

He is expected to continue shepherding some of those briefs, though now without Kendall's leadership.

From BBC Jul. 21, 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

The third phase involves shepherding a reconciliation program that would restore political rights and free political prisoners in Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

Other teachers and parents kept calling out to Ms. Morales, but she kept shepherding the kids toward the parking lot, even as she stayed a few steps back from them.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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