shoo

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Harbor staff try to ease them along to the 42 floats built to accommodate the creatures and they use big wooden panels, called herding boards, to gently shoo them away from the boat docks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

In some cases, residents have tried to shoo away dogs from feeding spots to discourage people from providing them food.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

The grave became a place of veneration, then a site of controversy in the early 2000s when Little Round Top’s owner began to shoo away the curious.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

You got to shoo him out of the facility.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023

When she tried to shoo it into the air, it only hopped a few steps, dragged a hurt wing.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich