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mule

[myool] / mjul /
NOUN
burro
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Many of my incoming emails are as courteous as a mule kick to the head.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

I thought, how do you incorporate the concept of that into a mule?

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

The proposal to further strengthen the detection of mule accounts by limiting credits and enhancing due diligence , could also be effective, but will be resource-intensive and costly.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

The return voyage lasted as long as a year, with cargo then transported across Mexico by mule before heading to Spain, completing a trade loop between the old and new worlds.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

“With the mule? Selling flowers from the back of the wagon?”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy


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