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[shep-erd] / ˈʃɛp ərd /


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But Jupp will need to turbocharge it - with fewer resources and a demoralised workforce, some of whom she will need to shepherd out the door.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The demonstration had been called by farmers and shepherd groups.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

A corgi shepherd mix went missing from its Northern California home in July and was found in Illinois.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Marco Rubio helped shepherd the law through the upper chamber.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Some of the poets say he was a king, some a hunter, but most of them say he was a shepherd.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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 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

"And you can be past certain that Lord Stannis will be dispatching his own shepherds to gather in his brother's wayward lambs."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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 also shepherded his young UAE-Team Emirates-XRG team-mate Isaac del Toro across the line on more than one occasion during this year's race when his own job was done.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 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

One speaker after another followed Erika’s lead, preaching the tenets of Christian womanhood to a congregation eager to be shepherded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

“Let’s get out of here while we still can,” I whispered to Roy Lee, and he, Sherman, O’Dell, Billy, and I shepherded Quentin, still sputtering, upstairs to my room.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

The Navy, meanwhile, has been eating into Iran’s control of the strait by steadily shepherding tankers through the waterway.

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 has a reputation as a decisive leader, where Cook was known for shepherding teams to collaborative conclusions.

From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026

Wanting to shake the corporals off, he quickened his pace, overtook the Scotsmen and pushed his way past a group of nuns shepherding a couple of dozen children in blue tunics.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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