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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

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

It just makes you feel like a good horseman, and that’s always what I wanted to be.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2023

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

He climbed a great boulder and looked back over the shimmering country, but he could not see his enemies, not even the tall horseman riding through the brush.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck

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

Across the gold-leaf ground, horsemen of the avant-garde charge into the indigo ocean, firing arrows in pursuit of the fleeing Taira clan boats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 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

Six horsemen in white coats flooded the arena.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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