mules
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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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
Now mules and planes are transporting supplies to the pummeled city, where residents describe a community covered in debris and without running water.
From Salon • Oct. 2, 2024
She unloaded herself down into the corner seat of the train way over on the far end of the car and her smell kicked like two mules.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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