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muzzle

[muhz-uhl] / ˈmʌz əl /
NOUN
covering for control
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Symptoms of the disease include nasal discharge, redness and swelling of the lips, nose and muzzle, lameness or reluctance to stand, a decrease in milk production, and diarrhoea in cattle.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Hopkins wore this orange prison uniform, straitjacket and muzzle when Lecter is transported under heavy security, strapped upright to a hand truck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The first signs that a dog is crossing over into his senior years are often a graying muzzle, cloudier eyes or a slower gait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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

But before he could reach the donkey—one of the creatures which he loved the most—a shiny blue crow fell from above to perch on the donkey’s unprotesting muzzle.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

After hundreds of generations of human breeding, the dogs that emerged had shorter muzzles, smaller teeth and an enormous range of sizes, from lapdogs to hulking guardians.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

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

A line of ornate muzzles commanded their own section, and there was a pile of ball and chains in the corner.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

The American Pope, meanwhile, refuses to be muzzled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

His pen skewered power with elegance and edge, especially during the 1975 Emergency, a 21-month stretch of suspended civil liberties and muzzled media under Indira Gandhi's rule.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 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

He was told at the time his dog must be muzzled.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025

Just as often, however, Adams also used the correspondence to unburden himself of opinions that his muzzled status in the Senate prevented him from sharing publicly.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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

Fayenson said the couple had started muzzling the dog after Venafro was injured.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

Sophie said she felt "torn" about committing to muzzling Autumn for life under the terms of the exemption, or risk her being seized.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023

The muzzling regulations in Norwich were withdrawn in the last week in October.

From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Charles Mackie




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