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war horse

  1. A person or thing that has seen long service or has lived through many hardships and can be relied on: “That teacher is a real war horse; he has seen the dismissal of ten different principals.â€


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Also, old war horse . A dependable, frequently performed attraction, as in The opera company is doing nothing but old war horses this season, like , Aïda and La Bohème. This term originated in the mid-1600s for a military charger that had been through many battles. In the 1800s it began to be used for human veterans, and in the mid-1900s for popular productions, especially of musical works.
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Marianne Elliott, the Tony-winning director of “War Horse,†“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time†and the Broadway revival of “Angels in America,†wondered what would happen if you turned Bobby into Bobbie and cast the role with a woman.

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The Veterans Support to Self-Reliance pilot program in California, created last year to keep aging veterans housed, could shape how all homeless service providers approach housing older people if the program is successful, The War Horse reports.

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Sir Michael, the best-selling author of over 150 books, including Private Peaceful and War Horse, said the initiative aims to give children "their right" to discover the enjoyment of reading.

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Cast in 1633 by French sculptor Hubert Le Sueur, the bronze was designed to massage Charles’ ego, elevating his short stature atop an imposing war horse.

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Particularly powerful are a series of works from the mid-aughts critical of the Iraq war, such as “Trade Canoe for Don Quixote,†from 2004, and “War Horse in Babylon,†completed the following year, with their chaotic arrays of skulls and shrieking figures reminiscent of “Guernica.â€

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