shepherd
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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
Once on the scene, police have to clear corners and shepherd away fleeing students.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The demonstration had been called by farmers and shepherd groups.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The beam searches out the pine tree, the fencing, the lean-to....And then I see this big German shepherd, mean as nails, hunched over Shiloh there on the ground.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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Her style also "shepherds a message championing the working class", says Tashira Halyard, an attorney, content creator, and public policy expert based in Washington DC.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
One time a married couple who were staying for a week brought their two big German shepherds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 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
He knew it would require a lot of patience, but shepherds know all about patience.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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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
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
Instead, he said, he was shepherded into a glass office where a thin man in a baggy suit named Alex told him to sign three packets of documents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 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
Mia jumped up and shepherded Izzy back out onto the stairs, shutting the kitchen door behind her.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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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
Hermione had darted ahead to fulfill her prefect’s duty of shepherding the first years, but Ron remained with Harry.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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