horseman
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He has called past waves of IPOs and other stock issuance the “third horseman of the bubble apocalypse” because they tend to precede major market corrections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 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
As Steinmetz snapped photos, the horseman looked up from his mower, spotted the drone and rerouted to the barn.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 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
Samir turned back to the crowd and nodded at a straight-faced horseman, who said, “I heard about the Rogue Legion, and those guys in Khotan really hated the saddles you sold them.”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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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
Presently a murmur arose as the first red-coated horsemen appeared on the opposite shore.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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