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shepherd

[shep-erd] / ˈʃɛp ərd /


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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

Included were proposals to create an enclosure for the animals, stables, three shepherd huts, parking for tractors and a pond.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

People who shepherd their loved ones through serious illness are often crucial to the well-being of the patients using the company’s products.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

We’ve been given this brilliant thing, America, and must shepherd her safely through another 50 years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

The beam searches out the pine tree, the fencing, the lean-to....And then I see this big German shepherd, mean as nails, hunched over Shiloh there on the ground.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

The Bidens arrived in Washington with two German shepherds, Champ and Major.

From The Wall Street Journal 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 decision turned on a technicality: Police demanded the surrender of four German shepherds; the disputed dogs are, in fact, one Dutch shepherd and three Belgian Malinois.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 13, 2026

His wife, Julia Pierrat, 58, shepherds Marc, 59, through meals and naptime, ensures he is clean and comfortable, gently offers names and words he can’t find himself.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2025

‘They are the shepherds of the trees,’ answered Gandalf.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

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

The appointments of Khan and Shorris were the first major personnel decisions that were shepherded through by Deputy Mayor Julie Su, the city’s first official for economic justice.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

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

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

Desperate to leave, she turned and shepherded the children toward the door.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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

He is expected to continue shepherding some of those briefs, though now without Kendall's leadership.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Davis championed a new generation of rock at Columbia Records in the late 1960s before shepherding a slate of stars across R&B, hip-hop, country and pop starting with his own fabled Arista Records.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Ternus has a reputation as a decisive leader, where Cook was known for shepherding teams to collaborative conclusions.

From Barron's Apr. 21, 2026

During drill-time Kantorek gave us long lectures until the whole of our class went, under his shepherding, to the District Commandant and volunteered.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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