saddle
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There’s also been concern that the borrowing blitz results in overbuilding that could saddle debt investors with big losses.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
But he was known to love every element of cycling and was always in the saddle.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Rather than saddle an existing agency with additional duties, Congress delegated rulemaking and enforcement power to a private corporation known as the Horseracing Authority.
From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2026
He crashed onto the saddle horn when his horse stopped suddenly at a calf-sorting event, splitting his pelvis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
He unbuckled some sort of seat belt and hopped out of his saddle.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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In truth, it undermines program integrity, eliminates key consumer protections, forces consumers into choices that are not to their benefit and saddles states with higher costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
He has the chance to change that as he saddles up with a familiar partner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
You could see details in saddles and costumes, and the building were still extant.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2024
Trainer Todd Pletcher, who saddles Fierceness, is in the derby for the 24th year and it never gets old.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
Instantly, Jones recognized the sound—cavalry sabers slapping the saddles of Union troops riding in their direction.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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The ranchers said the park service saddled them with excessive rules and regulations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The disruption can interrupt care and leave people saddled with medical bills they cannot afford.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
The talks played out over the last year as critics became increasingly vocal about the potential for taxpayers to be saddled with the bill if the Games lose money.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Rents are at record highs in cities across the U.S., and many recent college graduates are saddled with tens of thousands of dollars in student debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
By the time he reached the stable, Dolorous Edd had the lord commander’s palfrey saddled and bridled and waiting for him.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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Oldfield says: "How do we shore the business up into a place that's right for them to come into without saddling them with a lot of debt?"
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
As a result, many resort to Medi-Cal, saddling the state with the healthcare costs instead of employers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
What happens next may hit everyone who dreams of saddling a dragon squarely in the chest.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Elsewhere, utilities have found unique ways to profit off the data center boom without saddling their regular customers with high bills.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
He was so keyed to go that if a paddock official rang the saddling bell, he would lunge from his stall and drag his handlers toward the track.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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