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mules

British  
/ mjuːlz /

verb

  1. (tr) to perform the Mules operation on (a sheep)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Here are five mules pulling this century along:

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

The NCA said its work led to 48 money mules being arrested in one month this autumn.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

Square toes continue to reign heading into fall, and these mules are just the right amount of tough.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

All around me, the mules brayed to be free of their heavy packs.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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