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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But entrepreneurs are scrambling to get on board with AI and AI agents, following the herd toward faceless automation.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Until January, the herd of elderly alpacas lived in a private home near Fresno.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Also, keep an ear out for bugles from the herd of elk that live in the rainforest.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
In the subsequent decades, the herd multiplied in numbers — by 2023, the estimate was 170 — and became an invasive species in Colombia.
—Devika Girish, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Until January, the herd of elderly alpacas lived in a private home near Fresno.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Also, keep an ear out for bugles from the herd of elk that live in the rainforest.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
In the subsequent decades, the herd multiplied in numbers — by 2023, the estimate was 170 — and became an invasive species in Colombia.
—Devika Girish, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“The herd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20herd. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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