the herd
noun
: common people : people as a group
He always sticks with the herd and does what the others do.
I refuse to follow the herd.
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Having lost its mother during a traumatic birth, the cow Lucy had to be bottle-fed and was shunned by the herd.
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The minimum population estimate for the herd is 315 elk, according to NPS’ 2024 annual count.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Elsewhere in the industry, Lilium Air Mobility recently filed for bankruptcy, perhaps a harbinger of an impending culling of the herd.
—Brian Foley, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
There are three other slightly older juveniles in the herd, said Magill.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The minimum population estimate for the herd is 315 elk, according to NPS’ 2024 annual count.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Elsewhere in the industry, Lilium Air Mobility recently filed for bankruptcy, perhaps a harbinger of an impending culling of the herd.
—Brian Foley, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
There are three other slightly older juveniles in the herd, said Magill.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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“The herd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20herd. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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