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bronco

[brong-koh] / ˈbrɒŋ koʊ /




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Straddling a bookies' tip to be the next James Bond like a bucking bronco is certainly one way to grab people's attention.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

Once, Worthington rode Shamu the SeaWorld orca like a bronco.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2023

From there, Strait downshifted again to the archetypal sad cowboy song “I Can Still Make Cheyenne,” which could make even the toughest bronco busters reach for their handkerchiefs.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2023

“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

Bouncing, rocking, tipping, Amarante rode his mammoth mechanical bronco across the wide and lovely mesa—jackrabbits fled for their lives.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

He also broke horses and rode bucking broncos in ranch rodeos.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

People here are enjoying bull rides, barrel racing and bucking broncos.

From BBC ● May 1, 2025

Its two-story exterior is built from walls of shimmery glass and Bulgarian limestone to look like a modern pueblo, and its grounds feature an impressive array of sculptures of cowboys, bucking broncos and Native Americans.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2022

But the bureau has never been able to find enough people willing to adopt the untamed broncos it removes.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2021

The winged shoes kept bucking up and down like tiny broncos.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan


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