shepherd
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“Julie was our shepherd and our protector the whole time we were there,” the singer says of Death Cab’s nearly two-decade run at Atlantic, which began with 2005’s Grammy-nominated “Plans.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
"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
After the initial report from the shepherd, Iraqi soldiers set out in Humvees and drove at dawn toward the site.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
He is dressed as a shepherd, his voice soft and low, more sure than any sound I've ever heard come out of him.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
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