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horseman

[hawrs-muhn] / ˈhɔrs mən /


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His insistence that the author bio be kept to a minimum was the beginning of the Cormac McCarthy Myth: He was a recluse, a lone horseman on the horizon, ruggedly making his way alone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Each horseman inherits his role from an older male relative, making the cuadrillas, as the battles are called, the domain of just a few families.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

“This is a hugely labor intensive business on both the horseman side and the on the track side. That creates challenges.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2023

An accomplished horseman raised in a British aristocratic family and trained at the Royal Military Academy, Wingate was also something of a rebel.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2023

Over the hills of slain a hideous shape appeared: a horseman, tall, hooded, cloaked in black.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

There are four horsemen of the financial apocalypse: income, spending, debt and savings.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

The horsemen hoped to develop alternative options during the extension of racing at Golden Gate Fields that previously had been canceled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026

Opposition supporters marched behind horsemen dressed as hussars -- Hungary's historic light cavalry formation.

From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026

Joseph Stiglitz says the four horsemen of the economic apocalypse are nearing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

The horsemen forced their way into the crowd and made room so that the marchers could inch forward.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling


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