bronco

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“Just look at the record of what’s happened to former speakers and former majority leaders. It’s pretty hard to ride that bucking bronco longer than about six or seven years.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2022

Shorty had a reputation as the best bronco rider and stagecoach driver around.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2022

Here, the concert was partially a pretense for a more well-rounded night out — arcade games, BBQ, pool tables, posing for pictures on a bucking bronco statue.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2021

After a period of tumultuous rule, most people don't want to jump from a bucking bronco onto another wild horse.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2020

She leaps from her perch, deploys a tiny parachute, and executes a soft landing—straddling the thrumming ray gun as if it was a bucking bronco.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein