mounted
Americanadjective
adjective
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equipped with or riding horses
mounted police
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provided with a support, backing, etc
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Even so, the activist investor who has mounted repeated proxy fights at Cracker Barrel, Biglari, set in motion a new one to remove Masino and another board member, Gilbert Dávila.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The devices are often mounted on municipal light poles, which makes the Bureau of Street Lighting responsible for their installation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
That was until the intervention of Argentine influencer Valen Scarsini, also known as elscarso, who mounted a campaign to secure Payne more love online.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Princess Latifa mounted a bid for freedom in 2018 from what at the time she claimed was her family's coercive control.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
May shushed from behind him, still safely mounted.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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