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shepherd

[shep-erd] / ˈʃɛp ərd /


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These days he’s a religious gent and a shepherd to drifting youth, a golf addict, sober as a mullah, and insists his critics have always taken him far too seriously.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

He is now a shepherd without a flock.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The demonstration had been called by farmers and shepherd groups.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

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

Whistles and air horns sound around us as the Haganah members shepherd us, women and children, into the lifeboats.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

The stamps depict familiar scenes of Mary and Joseph travelling, baby Jesus, an angel, the shepherds and the Three Wise Men.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

Farmers and shepherds gather the sheep and goats to bring them to the barns, where they will be safe for the night.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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

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

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Potts’s company, whose team has shepherded a combined 13 drugs through Food and Drug Administration approval, is one of a growing number of biotechs going to extreme lengths to stay secret.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

A longtime political operative, Wiles played a key role in Trump's political comeback and shepherded his 2024 campaign to victory.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

As they ran, they met crowds of students, most wearing traveling cloaks over their pajamas, being shepherded down to the Great Hall by teachers and prefects.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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

"Thanking Clive Davis for transforming music, and on a very personal note, for believing in me, shepherding my efforts and a half century of your love and support."

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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

“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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