herder
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Origin of herder
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During Thursday's second semi-final, Ireland's RTE will be showing "The End of the World with Beanz", featuring 1993 Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh in Norway experiencing life as a reindeer herder.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, a former camel herder who commands the rebels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 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
Among Season 2’s changes, the role of Pete Plenty Clouds has been recast following the death of Cole Brings Plenty, who played a sheep herder in the first season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 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
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“In some ways it was a blessing,” admits Den Herder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 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
The songs — poems, really — seemed to Herder to bind the people to the land and to each other.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2022
The influence of Schleiermacher was even more distinct than that of Herder.
From Transcendentalism in New England A History by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks
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