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gallopers

noun

plural of galloper

as in trotters

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The two old warhorses spent six years together at Madrid and won four Champions League titles.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
Perhaps most notably, the annual opera program will divert from the Pacific Symphony’s traditional Verdi and Puccini Italian operatic warhorses.

— Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 27 May 2026

Definition of warhorses

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Millions of amateur athletes play tackle football each year, and as evidence mounts at the professional level of the dangers of CTE, parents are increasingly worried about their children going into the sport.

— Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
Poland's government is likely to welcome the rhetoric as concern mounts over the possible spread of Russia's ongoing full-scale war on neighboring Ukraine to NATO territory.

— Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of mounts

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Five older fillies and mares were entered in the 61/2-furlong sprint on the main track.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
The Alcibiades and Jessamine are also worth watching because both are for two-year-old fillies, meaning the field is making its first serious appearance on a big stage.

— Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of fillies

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For every race that has colts contending for greatness and notoriety, there is a sister race for those wonderful three-year-old fillies.

— Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The Preakness features a venue change to a 115-year-old track that has never hosted the event, a field of some of the best 3-year-old colts in the country and a couple of chances to make horse racing history.

— Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026

Definition of colts

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