mules
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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And now, your pierced mules are fueling the contemporary rise in “freaky footwear.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
The government in Havana has very little access to remittances, because they usually arrive via private travelers known as money "mules," he told AFP.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
From there, smaller vehicles navigate over rough terrain before porters and mules haul baskets on the final stretch, up to 20,000 feet above sea level.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
Cifas told BBC Newsbeat it considered social media to be a "key enabler" for recruiting money mules, while the NCA says TikTok and Instagram are "very prevalent" in cases it's investigating.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024
Used those same mules out yonder, Big Red and Satan.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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