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cavalry

[kav-uhl-ree] / ˈkæv əl ri /


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It bet the cavalry would arrive, every 12 months, for 36 months straight.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Iheanacho hitting a post sounded the bugle on the cavalry charge.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The sovereign will then travel to the Houses of Parliament by carriage from Buckingham Palace, escorted by mounted cavalry.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

A wannabe cavalry unit, anchored in the center by an agent on a white horse, swept through a soccer field where children were attending day camp just minutes before.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

He had an early interest in mathematics, and though he spent some time in the army, becoming a cavalry captain, he soon turned back to his true love of math.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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