horse

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While Freud, Mr. Phillips tells us, describes human beings “as driving the horse in the direction the horse wants to go,” Rorty “wants us to wonder what are better alternative descriptions.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Another of Elliott's stable, Pied Piper, is currently 35th on the list and will get a run if one more horse withdraws.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

I Am Maximus is bidding to become the first horse to carry top weight to victory since triple winner Red Rum in the 1970s.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

And so began their journey as what Islas calls “horse parents” — a journey that has taken them to the brink of starting a horse in the world’s most famous horse race.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Imagine a wooden horse so big that the whole Greek army could get inside as a trick to get into Troy and fight their enemies.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney