warhorse
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“It’s to children’s fiction that you turn if you want to feel awe and hunger and longing for justice,” she writes, “to make the old warhorse heart stamp again in its stall.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The warhorse Wawrinka departed for a medical timeout after the third set as his Melbourne escapades caught up with him.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
Seeded 11th, it's stacked with India's brightest teen grandmasters - R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh, Nihal Sarin, Raunak Sadhwani and the 2014 medal edition warhorse, B Adhiban.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2022
In his hands, even a warhorse such as the “Funeral March” — the third movement of Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 2 — could sound new and revelatory.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2021
The real warhorse among the contestants drank last; this position of honor was reserved for the best chugger in the squadron.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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