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horseman

[hawrs-muhn] / ˈhɔrs mən /


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His insistence that the author bio be kept to a minimum was the beginning of the Cormac McCarthy Myth: He was a recluse, a lone horseman on the horizon, ruggedly making his way alone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Not long after the Chilean film “The Settlers” opens — after the first shot has been fired and the first blood spilled — an aristocratic-looking horseman rides up to some workers on a grassy plain.

From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 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

And I used to tell him: ‘Son, become a basketball player first, and you’ll become a great horseman later,’” Branislav Jokic said.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 13, 2023

A horseman with silver scales afire in the sun shouted from the scroll in his hands, his words opening a red gap in his black beard.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

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

Joseph Stiglitz says the four horsemen of the economic apocalypse are nearing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 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

It was a pretty unusual thing to see a party of horsemen in Redding.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier


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