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saddle

[sad-l] / ˈsæd l /
NOUN
seat on horse
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But he was due to return to the saddle in the Leger Legends race at Doncaster during the St Leger Festival in September.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

In the 1960s and 1970s, he would be up before the sun to pack a thermos of coffee and a camp lunch in one saddle bag and an acrid, tar-like screwworm killer in the other.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 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

The new version of the brand's signature saddle bag, inspired by vintage American cars, complemented the outfits.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

Gwydion swung into the saddle and pulled up the soaked, bedraggled Taran.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

In truth, it undermines program integrity, eliminates key consumer protections, forces consumers into choices that are not to their benefit and saddles states with higher costs.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

He has the chance to change that as he saddles up with a familiar partner.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 9, 2025

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

She ate standing in the yard, as stablehands moved their saddles to fresh mules.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

“Wise beyond her years and already saddled with so much of a life, she left an indelible mark on me as a writer and a storyteller,” “Heroes” writer Bryan Fuller wrote on Instagram.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The ranchers said the park service saddled them with excessive rules and regulations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

The disruption can interrupt care and leave people saddled with medical bills they cannot afford.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

"Housing is having a much smaller impact than it ever has done, but we're still saddled with these rules."

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

“And this here’s my daddy,” he said, smiling at a little old man who came around the house leading a big roan horse that was saddled up.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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

Jiang Duntao, a former Zibo, China, Communist Party official, was expelled and faces prosecution for saddling the city with onerous debt.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 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

At three-thirty the horses began the long walk down the center of the track to the saddling paddock.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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