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
Here are five mules pulling this century along:
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
“These horses obviously, or mules in this case, are no match for it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025
Search-and-rescue efforts continue, and aid deliveries have been made by airdrops and mules.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024
They dragged sleds, drove carts with mules, and walked with belongings slung over their backs in sheets.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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