horseman
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Irving’s whimsically inventive “Sketch Book” of stories introduced Rip Van Winkle, the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow and other timelessly folkloric figures to an eager readership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
“I’ve been doing this home so long, maybe I’m losing track,” he says, casting a critical eye at the headless horseman rearing above him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
Each horseman inherits his role from an older male relative, making the cuadrillas, as the battles are called, the domain of just a few families.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
An accomplished horseman raised in a British aristocratic family and trained at the Royal Military Academy, Wingate was also something of a rebel.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2023
In the last red glow men in the vanguard saw a black speck, a horseman riding back towards them.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
They could also have been hard to like—wealthy, Oxford-educated entrepreneurs who, as “the two horsemen of the recession,” destroy numerous workers’ livelihoods before following their own dreams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Surging IPO activity is one of the four horsemen of a market bubble, says this portfolio manager.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Opposition supporters marched behind horsemen dressed as hussars -- Hungary's historic light cavalry formation.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
In the 13 years since 2012, all four horsemen of the apocalypse have rocked up to the party and put a stop to the dancing and jubilation.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025
‘I knew these horsemen were pursuing me; but now at any rate they seem to have missed me and to have gone away.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
