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saddle

[sad-l] / ˈsæd l /
NOUN
seat on horse
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There’s also been concern that the borrowing blitz results in overbuilding that could saddle debt investors with big losses.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

If not contained, the parasite could saddle Texas ranchers with more than $700 million in losses a year, largely from livestock deaths, according to U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Rather than saddle an existing agency with additional duties, Congress delegated rulemaking and enforcement power to a private corporation known as the Horseracing Authority.

From Slate Jun. 12, 2026

It takes a lot of miles in that saddle to be able to navigate it easily without letting it kill you.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

Since it was too painful bouncing around in a horse saddle, Cherrie walked much of the way.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

He has the chance to change that as he saddles up with a familiar partner.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 9, 2025

That involves treating the surface of the ball with the same oil that’s used on horse saddles, then in succession leather balm, conditioner, mud, more conditioner, and a thorough brushing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2024

You could see details in saddles and costumes, and the building were still extant.

From Salon Jun. 3, 2024

Four soldiers were thrown from their saddles, and five horses ran loose through London.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2024

As Andrés gets the saddles from the shed, I pet Isabela’s back and run my fingers through her coarse black mane.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

Hui built Evergrande into one of China’s biggest residential developers, which saddled itself with massive debt and eventually defaulted on its bonds in late 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The ranchers said the park service saddled them with excessive rules and regulations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

The disruption can interrupt care and leave people saddled with medical bills they cannot afford.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

Given the United executives’ recent statements about M&A, investors don’t have to worry about it buying a highly leveraged airline and getting saddled with debt, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

He comes to us saddled with a fair amount of baggage.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Oldfield says: "How do we shore the business up into a place that's right for them to come into without saddling them with a lot of debt?"

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

There is no good argument for saddling server farms with rules that aren’t already applied to other commercial activities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

What happens next may hit everyone who dreams of saddling a dragon squarely in the chest.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

Since then, utilities have balked at building new reactors, because of the risk of overspending and saddling consumers with higher electricity bills.

From Barron's Oct. 28, 2025

We can blame an eighteenth-century English clergyman and Latin scholar named Robert Lowth for saddling us with this one.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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