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In Abdali, an agricultural region abutting Iraq, a lone herder tended to dozens of camels on a recent afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Nedoune, a Tuareg herder in his fifties, said he was fetching water two years ago in the northern Timbuktu region when a convoy spotted him.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
The cattle dog is a high-energy herder who thrives on activity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
They are opting for a disruptive herder who, however flawed, at least claims the old, depleted grazing rules no longer apply.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025
It was a true mystery to me, how the Sun Maiden Chuguillanto could choose a short life with a llama herder rather than eternity with Inti.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
“It was a shock to some people,” Den Herder said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
“Right now, the U.S. still remains an incredibly powerful economic actor,” Herder said.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
His death was confirmed to the New York Times by David Herder, a friend.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025
Herder Joel Kirimbu said compensation should match the market rate.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
These and others, as Locke, Leibnitz, Herder, and Schelling, like the great Hebrew leader, had glimpses of a goodly land which they were not themselves to enter.
From Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement by Clodd, Edward
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