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cavalry

[kav-uhl-ree] / ˈkæv əl ri /


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Earlier this month, new Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a 20% cut in business rates for pubs, social clubs and music venues in England, telling them "the cavalry is coming".

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

"We're losing pubs. Pubs need to know that the cavalry is coming," he told broadcasters.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

It bet the cavalry would arrive, every 12 months, for 36 months straight.

From MarketWatch May 21, 2026

Mr. Gallagher served as an armored cavalry officer in Iraq and is the author of “Daybreak,” a novel about the Russo-Ukrainian conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

Annabeth glimpsed Nico hobbling in their direction, Hazel trying to disentangle her cavalry sword from the rope ladder.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

Their fierce cavalries struck fear in the hearts of anyone unfortunate enough to cross their path.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2022

Once a society adopted superior iron weaponry and formed cavalries, it could protect itself from rivals or overwhelm them, Turchin says.

From Science Magazine Jun. 28, 2022

The twin developments of agriculture and military technology—especially cavalries and iron weapons—have predicted the rise of empires.

From Science Magazine Jun. 28, 2022

When hostile cavalries thus meet each other, there is usually but small loss on either side.

From A Treatise on the Tactical Use of the Three Arms: Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry by Lippitt, Francis J. (Francis James)

Broadly speaking, if two cavalries of approximately equal mobility manoeuvre against each other in open country, neither side can afford the loss of time that dismounting to fight on foot entails.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various




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