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saddle

[sad-l] / ˈsæd l /
NOUN
seat on horse
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Investors aren’t bailing on the stock market, despite an ugly selloff in technology names this week that helped to saddle the S&P 500 with its worst weekly showing in months.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

Our example came ready to fish, with an icebox mounted behind the tandem-plus saddle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The researchers identified a particularly important region of this mathematical landscape called the Cordey saddle.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

But he was known to love every element of cycling and was always in the saddle.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

While Eilonwy brought the leather water flask, Taran and Gurgi unharnessed Lluagor and set the saddle under Adaon’s head.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

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

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

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024

A drawing showing horse saddles and harnesses used during the Civil War.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

The territory is saddled with more than $1.5 billion of bond debt and some $4 billion of unfunded public pension and retiree healthcare liabilities—staggering obligations for a population of some 90,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

She was a teenage girl suddenly saddled with the fate of a country, tasked with making decisions well beyond her purview or experience.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

It is against this backdrop that Moyes seeks to end Everton's 31-year search for success that has saddled them with an unwanted record.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

In most countries, gas-powered luxury vehicles are saddled with huge upfront taxes and tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Jones saddled up and accompanied young Cox to his father’s farm.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Backers say the limits avoid saddling arrestees with a digital scarlet letter that can cause lasting harm in employment and housing even after an acquittal or dismissal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

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

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 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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