muzzle
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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
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
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
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
Madame Ionesco scratched the enormous beast on the muzzle as if she were a much-loved pet.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
I’m fresh out of muzzles, but I do have extra poop bags.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Columnists and other voices are being both actively censored by management and learning to quickly adapt to the boundaries imposed on them — even if those boundaries and muzzles are not explicitly communicated.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2025
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
She said her rescue centre only walked their dogs wearing muzzles and only rehomed them to rural locations.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023
Rows of uniformed soldiers stare out at us, gun muzzles pointing upward from between their knees.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
The American Pope, meanwhile, refuses to be muzzled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Registered dogs must be housed securely, neutered, kept on a lead and muzzled in public.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 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
Similar restrictions were also introduced in Scotland, while in Northern Ireland, XL bullies now have to be muzzled and kept on a lead in public.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 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
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
“I know that’s not as interesting as muzzling a comedian, but it’s so important to have a free press, and it is nuts that we aren’t paying more attention to it.”
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 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
I spent a difficult afternoon in muzzling my sense of proportion, and journeyed back to Town sore, but very sorry.
From Tatterdemalion by John Galsworthy
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