cavalry
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It bet the cavalry would arrive, every 12 months, for 36 months straight.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Rifles, mortars and tanks appear to be going the way of sword fights and cavalry charges.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Iheanacho hitting a post sounded the bugle on the cavalry charge.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
The sovereign will then travel to the Houses of Parliament by carriage from Buckingham Palace, escorted by mounted cavalry.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
In a stroke of good luck for Booth, for unknown reasons Samuel Mudd’s cousin George failed to ride into town to report the strangers to the cavalry.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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