herding
Example Sentences
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The Prespa lakes region is home to herding peoples, the Vlachs and Sarakatsani, who seem to be vanishing, taking their dialects with them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
But in this case, reporters seem to be herding without much to show for it.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026
Abdirahman, a 60-year-old grandmother, was bitten while herding livestock in Mandera county in Kenya's northeast, a hotspot for the parasite but with only three treatment facilities capable of treating the disease.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
“It’s a lot like herding cats,” said Brennan Hawken, an equity-research analyst for BMO Capital Markets.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 3, 2025
Iceland’s climate permitted herding and extremely limited agriculture, and its area was sufficient to support a Norse-derived population that has persisted to this day.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
