The little plaintiff or defendant who was promised a new rocking-horse when Jarndyce and Jarndyce should be settled has grown up, possessed himself of a real horse, and trotted away into the other world.

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Isner beat Federer on clay in February as the U.S. defeated Switzerland in the previous round, and he is now looking to be a real dark horse as the buildup to the French Open begins.

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Is a venture (say, horse breeding) a real business or a hobby, for which losses aren't deductible?

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Still, what once seemed certain to be a dull one-horse race is turning into a real Christmas cracker.

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So I told them they needed to go to the Belmont, and this horse had a real special workout right before that, and he looked like he was going to be improving.

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On the one hand, horse racing is a real business.

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But you know, the real problem is that the news media has turned this into a meaningless horse race.

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German supermarket chain Real confirmed Wednesday that samples of a frozen beef lasagna had tested positive for horse meat.

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Apparently, Bill Romanowski learned about the horse breeding program he entered while meeting with a lawyer about a real estate problem.

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Stroking my horse made me feel calmer and happier, as if interacting with a real pet.

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