shepherd
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"They wanted to retrieve the body of a Catholic shepherd who had died of Ebola," the official said on condition of anonymity.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
The first fossils of Bicharracosaurus dionidei were discovered on a farm by shepherd Dionide Mesa.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
Glyndwr Jones, a shepherd who lives at Claerwen Dam, described the fire as "quite frightening".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
After all, Moses was born Jewish, adopted by Pharaoh’s daughter and raised in the Egyptian palace, then lived as a Midianite shepherd for many decades of his adult life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Then he was just able to make out the figure of a shepherd and a flock of sheep.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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