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sheep

[sheep] / ʃip /
NOUN
bellwether
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Sometimes sheep are merely sheep, and sometimes they’re stand-ins for a willfully credulous populace.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

The roadway carries more than a million vehicles each month and runs through a key population of bighorn sheep, Caltrans said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Swann allows her sheep protagonists to express themselves in her book without abandoning their sheep identity.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

“The Sheep Detectives,” where sheep solve the murder of their beloved shepherd, deals with death in a digestible way for kids.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

He immediately hurried over and dragged the half-eaten bale of hay to the center of the sheep and goat pen.

From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene




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