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to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality
by the time of the fourth rewrite, the screenplay had pretty much been gelded of all originality
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Recent Examples of gelding
John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
Earlier in the day, Chloe’s Dream, a 3-year-old gelding, and Freezing Point, a 3-year-old colt, were injured in their races and later euthanized, becoming the sixth and seventh horses to have died at the track in recent days.
—Beth Harris, Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2023
Juan Hernandez will ride the 4-year-old gelding, who is winless since taking the Grade I Hollywood Derby at Del Mar last Dec. 3.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2023
In the final race of the day, a non-Breeders’ Cup race, Bus Buzz, a 3-year-old gelding, was pulled up by jockey Edwin Maldonado in mid-stretch and the horse was vanned off.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2023
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On Tuesday, Chasing Artie, a 5-year-old gelding for Joseph, collapsed near the winner’s circle after running a race.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
Earlier in the day, Chloe’s Dream, a 3-year-old gelding, and Freezing Point, a 3-year-old colt, were injured in their races and later euthanized, becoming the sixth and seventh horses to have died at the track in recent days.
—Beth Harris, Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2023
Juan Hernandez will ride the 4-year-old gelding, who is winless since taking the Grade I Hollywood Derby at Del Mar last Dec. 3.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2023
In the final race of the day, a non-Breeders’ Cup race, Bus Buzz, a 3-year-old gelding, was pulled up by jockey Edwin Maldonado in mid-stretch and the horse was vanned off.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2023
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She was scheduled to have a showdown with Idiomatic, but last year’s champion mare suffered an injury and was retired.John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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The beautiful horses are the main attraction at the Breeders’ Cup, from the Future Stars Friday as juveniles, to the fantastic fillies, magnificent mares and classic colts that produce a lifetime of enjoyment for their connections and fans.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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The painstaking Pletcher was up to that task, putting the colt into a nearly 90-day layoff/back-to-school course of works, no racing, largely at Saratoga.Guy Martin, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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The colt isn’t getting the respect the Santa Anita Derby winner normally gets and is listed at 20-1 on the morning line.John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
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This imbalance prevents any bylaw changes to rein in abuses or limit the use of property, undermining the quality of life of those full-time residents and transforming the nature of the neighborhood.Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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Easterly said those efforts are primarily aimed at sowing discord among Americans and undermining faith in the security of the nation’s elections.Christina A. Cassidy and Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
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Good lord — but this does not dissuade the Italian stallion, who is too smitten to care.Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
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But the temperamental stallion ― its 950-hp hybrid engine can rocket the car to 60 miles an hour in 2.5 seconds ― needed a replacement for its specialized battery.Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
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The beautiful horses are the main attraction at the Breeders’ Cup, from the Future Stars Friday as juveniles, to the fantastic fillies, magnificent mares and classic colts that produce a lifetime of enjoyment for their connections and fans.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Pictured above sailing to the top of her class last spring by winning the Kentucky Oaks in the raging slop on May 3, it’s become clear since then that not much, and certainly no other filly, can stop Thorpedo Anna.Guy Martin, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The sport is languishing locally, with lower attendance, mutuel handle and foal crop (number of horses born).John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Field sizes are smaller as foal crops continue to decline.John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
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China has struggled with looming deflationary pressures due to a prolonged real estate downturn and weakening domestic consumer confidence.Anniek Bao,Sonia Heng, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
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So far, that has meant assaulting Gaza and weakening Hamas, before obliterating Hezbollah’s command structure, including killing its powerful leader Hassan Nasrallah.Alexander Smith, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Gelding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gelding. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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