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Sheppard

British  
/ ˈʃɛpəd /

noun

  1. Jack. 1702–24, English criminal, whose daring escapes from prison were celebrated in many contemporary ballads and plays

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“There now may be an accelerated commercialization timeline for humanoid robots in the United States, and we expect domestic production to begin to ramp up materially over the next 12 months,” Sheppard adds.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

British director Luke Sheppard, who just last month won an Olivier Award for Paddington: The Musical, will be at the helm once again - the second time he has directed the musical.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Sheppard rates shares Buy and has a $96 price target for the stock.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Andres Sheppard, an analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald, has called Neutron the only viable alternative to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, the industry’s workhorse.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

In pursuance of these explicit instructions, we shall find that this house is now in possession of Mr. Sheppard, gasfitter, but it is recollected that it was, aforetime, a restaurant of the old-fashioned sort. 

From Rambles in Dickens' Land by Allbut, Robert

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