the herd

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In her culture in Turkana, where livestock are not merely a source of money but are central to life itself, the depletion of the herd is a disaster that will be hard to recover from.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

That is, until the herd decides to heed the new CDC recommendations.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

But it takes intellectual humility, curiosity and bravery to correct those mistakes, and to stray from the herd toward a messy and complicated truth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

You know the one: Mary Richards, smiling brightly amid the herd gathered at a crowded Minneapolis intersection, suddenly whirls and flings her tam-o’-shanter into the air.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

It was the largest creature of the herd; it had come not from the island but from the sky over the water.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell