muzzle
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Symptoms 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 ● Aug. 17, 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
Pax would doze with his muzzle and front paws getting so hot that Peter kept checking them.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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
She said her rescue centre only walked their dogs wearing muzzles and only rehomed them to rural locations.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023
The wolves’ heads also are larger, with broader muzzles.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2023
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
It featured a large, alien character, resembling a human but with a distorted head shape and muzzled mouth.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
“We look forward to making sure that oversight is preserved and protected and not muzzled and not unplugged or sabotaged.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025
It added XL bullies "must be registered, microchipped, neutered and kept muzzled and on a lead in public and have third party insurance with The Dogs Trust".
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2025
But it’s not like Mom and Dad muzzled you.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
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
Lu said his “recourse to legal action has never been about muzzling fair criticism. It’s about defending against false claims that can seriously damage reputations.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 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
"But it cannot win the argument by muzzling its opponents."
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2022
In 1875 universal muzzling was made obligatory in all communes where rabid animals had been and in adjoining communes.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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