mule
Example Sentences
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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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