horse

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Every horse in training is giving an official rating by the handicapper based on the level that they run to.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Maybe value can continue to beat growth, but there are speedier steeds in the investing-factor horse race.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

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

The 42-year-old dark horse contender has recently made more efforts in courting the Latino vote through meme-y internet tactics and has even employed Spanish to create a new nickname for Bass — “Karen Bassura.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

I heard a few shouts and hollers from the street, even the shrill protesting from a horse, but couldn’t see what was happening.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan