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shepherd

[shep-erd] / ˈʃɛp ərd /


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The demonstration had been called by farmers and shepherd groups.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

District Court judge denied an emergency application seeking to prevent the county from euthanizing Bruce, a 100-pound black and tan German shepherd mix.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Before Jessie's dad died, he was renting fields out to a local shepherd, which is still bringing in income now.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Etna, a mixed-breed shepherd, is a mine-sniffing dog with the American military during a devastating future war in a country that is left unnamed, though hints point to the Korean peninsula.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

I saw at once it was the same German shepherd that had been tormenting Marlene through the gate.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Romanian shepherds also protested in front of the government earlier this year at the end of July.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Two German shepherds on a loose leash, maybe off leash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Some shepherds were waiting for them to come out.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

In Spain, fritter-like buñuelos showed up with the Moors, and by some reports, churros were a Chinese idea that was later dragged through molten chocolate by hungry Madrileños or wandering shepherds or both.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026

The shepherds forgot the words to “Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow.”

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

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

He also shepherded his young UAE-Team Emirates-XRG team-mate Isaac del Toro across the line on more than one occasion during this year's race when his own job was done.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

They work in groups of 20-50, shepherded by a leader.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

As a producer, Davis notched five Grammy Awards, two with Santana, one with Clarkson and one with Jennifer Hudson, but shepherded several nominations and wins for artists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

Afterward, they were shepherded into the dining room, which had been set up quite nicely for the talent show.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

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

Ternus is best known for shepherding the almost seamless transition of Mac computers from Intel’s chips to the company’s own Apple Silicon.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

Nala could’ve been shepherding cows through a wind tunnel.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein


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