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However, student union leader Ryad Rani told local press that the effort was "yet another attempt to muzzle the debate" and to gain time.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Johnson lived near Bruce’s owners and told authorities that Bruce, who was wearing a muzzle, knocked him down while attempting to bite him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

He famously wrote about pushing a hawk off a branch with his gun muzzle, a level of approachability that extended to other birds like finches, which ultimately became foundational to his theory of evolution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Deborah famously tried to muzzle Ava a few times, only to back off when she realized that by hurting her protégé, she was wounding herself.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

They moved on to the next post, Mustard on their heels, muzzle littered with ant parts.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

They observed six of the animals licking nectar-filled flowers from as many as 30 plants, one after another—coating their muzzles in pollen in the process.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 19, 2024

The fuzzy white fungus officially known as Pseudogymnoascus destructans covers their wings, tails and muzzles in a thick coat.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2024

Poppies like disturbed soil created by plodding hooves and nibbling muzzles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2024

She said her rescue centre only walked their dogs wearing muzzles and only rehomed them to rural locations.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023

The Incorrigible children slid more gracefully off their mounts and began to sniff at the air, while the three smaller wolves ran in tight circles, whimpering and skimming their muzzles along the ground.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

The American Pope, meanwhile, refuses to be muzzled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

Hannah Steventon, prosecuting, said in August 2024 police had attended a hotel and found the dog had been in the public pool area and was not on a lead or muzzled.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025

According to Inc.'s Bruce Crumley, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are “reportedly looking to reacquire the beloved ice cream brand, claiming its corporate owner has muzzled the company's social activism.”

From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2025

She made an order that the dog must be muzzled in public places, be kept on a lead and not be left alone with anyone under the age of 16.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025

“But how could I stay there, muzzled like a dog?” my father said.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon last year lambasted the rule for effectively muzzling him and others in his industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Experts said such provisos still have the effect of muzzling a victim’s speech and hindering public accountability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025

She said a combination of measures were being brought in by the government to protect the public, including rules on muzzling and breeding.

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2023

Commercial interests have also played a role in muzzling free expression.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2023

I found no difficulty in muzzling the whole body; and the mode of doing it was suggested to me by a little incident in my own life.

From Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete by William Hogan