Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The occupation of a herd or herdsman.
- noun In the western United States, Australia, etc., cattle-raising.
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- verb Present participle of
herd .
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Examples
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In comparison with some of the other blogs I visit, this one is relatively troll free, but any help in herding them is welcome.
"Crap, here comes Teacher!" Roger Sutton 2007
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The dog as worker is common in herding and farming cultures.
roof dogs 2006
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We have therefore to look at our organizations and focus more on what we want to achieve than the somewhat self-interested needs of the different professions and disciplines who typically find comfort in herding together in great numbers.
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It can be controlled, the experts assured us, but only through substantial international effort: making changes in herding practices and land use, building fences, developing firewood alternatives, stabilizing sand dunes with hardy vegetation, and so on.
Beyond Everest 1983
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"The current sovereign crisis has now become systemic in nature, and is driven not only by budgetary fundamentals but also by the mispricing of credit risk by investors and short-term herding behavior in the markets," the documents said.
ECB boosts capital; EU leaders meet on debt crisis - Yahoo! Finance 2010
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"The current sovereign crisis has now become systemic in nature, and is driven not only by budgetary fundamentals but also by the mispricing of credit risk by investors and short-term herding behaviour in the markets," the documents said.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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"The current sovereign crisis has now become systemic in nature, and is driven not only by budgetary fundamentals but also by the mispricing of credit risk by investors and short-term herding behavior in the markets," Barroso will say, according to speaking notes obtained by
EU leaders to be warned debt crisis is "systemic" - Yahoo! Finance 2010
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"The current sovereign crisis has now become systemic in nature, and is driven not only by budgetary fundamentals but also by the mispricing of credit risk by investors and short-term herding behavior in the markets," the documents said.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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"The current sovereign crisis has now become systemic in nature, and is driven not only by budgetary fundamentals but also by the mispricing of credit risk by investors and short-term herding behaviour in the markets," the documents said.
WRAPUP 5-ECB boosts capital; EU leaders meet on debt crisis | Reuters 2010
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“which ought to be useful in herding the Spanish-speakers” … I think your on to something there.
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