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[shep-erd] / ˈʃɛp ərd /


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“I eventually just got to the point where I didn’t think he was going to do anything,” said Fowler, who accused Bhakta’s German shepherd of killing his chickens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“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

“I’d rather have a German shepherd as a partner,” I said.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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