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horseman

[hawrs-muhn] / ˈhɔrs mən /


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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

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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