saddle

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The concern is that these could deplete Oracle’s free cash flow and saddle the company with debt.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

"Primoz is hard to read, he's always in the saddle," said Pidcock.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

It was the vaquero who developed the initial incarnations of the so-called Western saddle, with its distinctive “horn,” used both as a grip and for securing ropes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

A rally on Wall Street fuelled by hopes for the US economy in the wake of forecast-beating manufacturing data provided investors a much-needed catalyst to jump back in the saddle.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

I carried ration water for traveling in a plastic tube in back of my saddle cantle and watered her in my hat.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen