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saddle

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

In the 1960s and 1970s, he would be up before the sun to pack a thermos of coffee and a camp lunch in one saddle bag and an acrid, tar-like screwworm killer in the other.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 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

The new version of the brand's signature saddle bag, inspired by vintage American cars, complemented the outfits.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

Cleaned and conditioned his leather saddle, his bridle, his halter.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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

Rather than surrender to those setbacks, Raye saddles up and sets off in search of happiness.

From BBC Mar. 26, 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

One of the saddles has a movable horn, and can be easily adapted for Mina, if required.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

The disruption can interrupt care and leave people saddled with medical bills they cannot afford.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

The refund rule had saddled the U.N. with mounting obligations: the U.S. was owed refunds on money it never paid while China paid so late some years its money couldn’t be spent.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Supreme Court established the right to an attorney in state court criminal proceedings, California has saddled its counties with the responsibility of providing lawyers to poor people accused of crimes.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 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

Ser Jorah saddled up and rode beside her, with the four young men of her khas and her handmaids.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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

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

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

The status quo was saddling administrators with long hours without extra pay amid increasing bureaucratic compliance demands as well as heightened pressure to raise test scores.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

For Bessent, taking a strong position on who Trump should select for the job risks saddling him with the blame if Trump sours on his choice.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 2, 2025

It was a ticklish job, saddling the pony for the first time.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck




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