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pastoral

[pas-ter-uhl, pah-ster-] / ˈpæs tər əl, ˈpɑ stər- /


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These relationships point to extensive contact and exchange among prehistoric farming and pastoral communities across a wide geographic area.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

Built into the system, he said, is a kind of pastoral early-warning function.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

“My Neighbor Totoro” is a gateway into a pastoral ideal that still exists in living memory, reviving parts of our imagination that maturity has stifled into dormancy.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

In truth, 40-year-old Wright admits he had "no idea" what he wanted to do after his playing career, but says he "loves" his new pastoral role working in the Sheffield secondary school.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Especially after this second pastoral Santicld told us about, Trujillo was sure the priests were out to get him.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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