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herding

ADJECTIVE
grazing
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The spiral is accelerated by crowded trades and herding behavior, such as exchange-traded funds and quantitative trend-following models.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Free-diving off Costa Rica, Gabillon found herself in a vast superpod of spinner dolphins herding lanternfish.

From BBC Mar. 25, 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

“We’ll discuss that in the morning,” Mama said in her nonnegotiable voice, herding us out of the room by flipping off the lights.

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




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