saddle
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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
But the proposed merger would saddle the combined company with $79 billion in debt, stoking fears that Paramount would be forced to make steep cost cuts to juggle such a large debt load.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
A swarm of at least 10,000 bees has been removed from under the saddle of a bicycle parked outside a metro station in front of the Louvre museum in Paris.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Father, solemn, ties a burlap bag onto the saddle.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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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
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
Edward Doherty, Luther Baker, and Everton Conger dropped from their saddles, leaped up onto the porch, and pounded on the door.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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The disruption can interrupt care and leave people saddled with medical bills they cannot afford.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
"Housing is having a much smaller impact than it ever has done, but we're still saddled with these rules."
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
In doing so, he has saddled the party with the risks of an untested candidate who has a messy life story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Adell was considered a defensive liability early in his career and was saddled with a four-base error in 2020 when a fly ball hit his glove and went over the fence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
Our horses were still saddled from our morning ride, so we jumped right onto their backs and gave hearty “hee-yahs.”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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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
Jiang Duntao, a former Zibo, China, Communist Party official, was expelled and faces prosecution for saddling the city with onerous debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
What happens next may hit everyone who dreams of saddling a dragon squarely in the chest.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
It also limits the losses to the initial amount invested rather than saddling an investor with unlimited exposure, as occurs with some option strategies.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
We can blame an eighteenth-century English clergyman and Latin scholar named Robert Lowth for saddling us with this one.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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