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mule

[myool] / mjul /
NOUN
burro
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Obviously, clambering up and down the dangerously steep pass, ferrying goods on horseback or by mule or — for a few wacky, experimental months in the mid-1850s, Army camels — wasn’t workable.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Bruce Young, 80, a descendant of homesteaders, sat on his porch overlooking Stoner Creek near the Territory 1889 site, and shook his head as a mule deer wandered past.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

According to Bansal, the RBI already has a ready mule detection platform called Mulehunter.AI which provides information on beneficiary accounts.

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

“But you won’t look like somebody who needs a mule collar,” Miss Love protested.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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