Word: herding
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Commenting on Communist China's massive effort to herd all China's people into communes. Edward Hunter introduced a new word: insectivization. Said he: "They are insectivizing the whole people, making them into the Soviet man, on the level of the spider, or the ant, the Pavlovian concept, unthinkingly obedient to the master or to instinct...
...with my government." Such a roster, as everyone knew, would include several Senators, and the five members of an army junta that replaced Rojas and now live in honored retirement. His wealth? Ah, said Rojas, there were a few "presents," received in the spirit given, "whether it was a herd of cows from ranchers of the Ilanos, or a little duck from an unhappy old woman...
Tail over dashboard, wild as a herd with heel flies, the U.S. television audience is in the midst of the biggest stampede for the wide open spaces since the California gold rush. TV's western boom began four years ago, and every season since then, the hay haters have hopefully predicted that the boom would soon bust. Yet every season it has been bigger than the last. Last week eight of the top ten shows on TV * were horse operas. The networks have saddled up no fewer than 35 of the bangtail brigade, and 30 of them are riding...
...Nevada, and the no-good and the adventurous went west by the thousands "to see the elephant." Up from Texas ("The whole south end of Texas was sinking under the weight of its cows") the longhorns came plodding to Kansas railheads, 2,000 and 3,000 to a herd...
...unhappy bull, Sick in soul and body both, Slouching in the undergrowth Of the forest beautiful, Banished from the herd he led, Bulls and cows a thousand head...