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A longtime political operative, Wiles played a key role in Trump's political comeback and shepherded his 2024 campaign to victory.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

“We are confronting death on a scale that we haven’t seen before because of the size of the baby-boom generation,” said Sen. Jamie Pedersen, majority leader of the Washington state senate, who shepherded the legislation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

The remainder will form a global network offering support and specialist know-how to individual projects shepherded by the houses, studios chief Marie-Sophie de Waubert told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

While Gilligan cut his speculative storytelling teeth by writing out-there adventures for Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, those were one-and-done affairs shepherded by characters with investigative expertise.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

Penelope shepherded the three Incorrigibles away from the gate and across the plaza, until she spotted an empty park bench in a quiet spot.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood