shepherd
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Neighbors always waved at Vela Gonzalez as he walked his German shepherd, Chico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Before Jessie's dad died, he was renting fields out to a local shepherd, which is still bringing in income now.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Etna, a mixed-breed shepherd, is a mine-sniffing dog with the American military during a devastating future war in a country that is left unnamed, though hints point to the Korean peninsula.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 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
Boots’s throbbing tail twitched, but he didn’t spring at the shepherd.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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For centuries, it was a vast swamp where mosquitoes spread malaria among shepherds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 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
Back in al-Mughayyir, settlers have already pushed Bedouin shepherds off their land nearby.
From BBC ● Feb. 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
Everything could be used—cans, metal pieces, broken glass, wild animal bones, or bells that fell from the necks of goats herded by shepherds.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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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
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
Massasoit shepherded his people through the wave of settlement, and the pact he signed with Plymouth lasted for more than fifty years.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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He is approached by an old Army pal, Wild Bill Grimsley, now in charge of shepherding Asian high-rollers around the top-of-the-line Bacchanal casino.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 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
The three stood swaying on their feet, eyes half closed, and sleepwalked downstairs with Penelope shepherding them from behind.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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