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Long after she went free, D’Aquino lived with the stigma — and carried the peculiar allure — of the moniker history had saddled her with.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

She told NTV in April that she needed the payouts to cover debts Kostyrko had saddled her family with.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

For many young patients, she said, the pandemic had sharpened conflicts within their families that had saddled them with mental health problems.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2021

Frankel, who had just two wins with 62 Breeders’ Cup starters before the $4 million Classic, had saddled the beaten favorite the past three years.

From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2020

“I can do it––I often saddle my own horse, and––” “I should judge that you had saddled him this time,” he interrupted her to say, without the slightest trace of irony in his tone.

From The Heart of Thunder Mountain by Fischer, Anton Otto