shepherd
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“Julie was our shepherd and our protector the whole time we were there,” the singer says of Death Cab’s nearly two-decade run at Atlantic, which began with 2005’s Grammy-nominated “Plans.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
The film stars Hugh Jackman as a shepherd who reads mysteries to his flock in an English village.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
The first fossils of Bicharracosaurus dionidei were discovered on a farm by shepherd Dionide Mesa.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
Iraqi state media said a local shepherd reported unusual military activity in the area, including helicopter flights, and the Iraqi military sent troops to investigate.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
At the front of the rank an authoritative cluster of state troopers and policemen marched ahead, heads bent, talking in low voices as a barking German shepherd dog circled around them at a trot.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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