saddle
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They’ve made clear to city officials they don’t appreciate attempts to saddle them with additional duties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
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
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
He crashed onto the saddle horn when his horse stopped suddenly at a calf-sorting event, splitting his pelvis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
I could hear the saddle squeak as he swung up onto Trouble and rode off.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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
D. Wayne Lukas, the 88-year-old trainer with four derby wins, saddles Just Steel.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
Booth saddles up and is on his way, walking the mare up Sixth Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
It is against this backdrop that Moyes seeks to end Everton's 31-year search for success that has saddled them with an unwanted record.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Even so, airlines themselves are furious that they have been saddled with a bill of millions of pounds.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
As Moscow presses along several fronts, Ukrainian commanders complain they are increasingly being saddled with paperwork and struggling to effectively carry out orders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
But that officer’s mission was saddled with bureaucratic ambiguity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
I knew I wouldn’t make friends right away, especially since I was saddled with Elliot, but maybe eventually.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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
As a result, many resort to Medi-Cal, saddling the state with the healthcare costs instead of employers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
What happens next may hit everyone who dreams of saddling a dragon squarely in the chest.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
It was a ticklish job, saddling the pony for the first time.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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