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saddle

[sad-l] / ˈsæd l /
NOUN
seat on horse
Synonyms


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And some timberland owners, worried that planting could saddle their heirs with trees they won’t be able to sell, are rethinking the future.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

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 due to return to the saddle in the Leger Legends race at Doncaster during the St Leger Festival in September.

From BBC Jul. 2, 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

“And saddle her down with it? No, my love, why not let her enjoy it until all the mess shows up.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

He has the chance to change that as he saddles up with a familiar partner.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 9, 2025

That involves treating the surface of the ball with the same oil that’s used on horse saddles, then in succession leather balm, conditioner, mud, more conditioner, and a thorough brushing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2024

You could see details in saddles and costumes, and the building were still extant.

From Salon Jun. 3, 2024

D. Wayne Lukas, the 88-year-old trainer with four derby wins, saddles Just Steel.

From Seattle Times May 4, 2024

Not saddles; their diamond-shaped backs turned out to be comfortable enough without them.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

Talent often comes saddled with a high-school temperament and watchful parents.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

But that officer’s mission was saddled with bureaucratic ambiguity.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 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

In the afternoons, Shawn and I saddled the horses and fought our way up the mountain, the horses half-jumping to clamber through snowdrifts that reached their bellies.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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

For-profit colleges, which have long faced criticism for saddling students with debt for little benefit, have the highest expected fail rate.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

There is no good argument for saddling server farms with rules that aren’t already applied to other commercial activities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

What happens next may hit everyone who dreams of saddling a dragon squarely in the chest.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

“It gets Traft Martin’s goat that I won’t sell them. He prides himself on saddling up the best-looking horses in these parts.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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