horse

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While Freud, Mr. Phillips tells us, describes human beings “as driving the horse in the direction the horse wants to go,” Rorty “wants us to wonder what are better alternative descriptions.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Another of Elliott's stable, Pied Piper, is currently 35th on the list and will get a run if one more horse withdraws.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The previous horse to do that was Red Rum.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The gated lot has a chicken coop, a horse corral, an organic garden and fruit trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Besides some singed horse hair, he seemed all right.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz