corral
Example Sentences
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One issue is whether the new chairman can corral the rest of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee into more rate cuts, ING analysts said in a note.
From Barron's
Forest Service rescued 24 of the horses and took them, temporarily, to a corral in Bishop.
From Los Angeles Times
Among the arguments corralled by Mr. Scharf for sending humans to other planets is the suggestion that it would advance scientific discovery, help us figure out “human-machine coexistence” and perhaps improve government.
Eventually, 5,000 angry people surround the local prison, where the city’s doctors had been corralled for their safety.
“That’s all we are asking people to do: Bring your dogs in at night, night pen livestock,” she said, referring to corralling the animals into a securely fenced area.
From Los Angeles Times
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