horseshoe

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"We're constantly afraid," she told AFP outside her front door, above which hung a horseshoe symbolising good luck.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The diplomats, Sherman explained, sat in a horseshoe formation and spoke one by one.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

The 2.25-mile electric train system is designed to help reduce airport congestion by connecting terminals, parking lots and passenger pickup and drop-off areas — ferrying riders over the airport’s notorious horseshoe loop.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Today, chelicerates include more than 120,000 species, from spiders and scorpions to mites, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

“Like mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians? Okay? Then that didn’t work. It was too confusing with the squid and the horseshoe crab.”

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson