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muffler

[muhf-ler] / ˈmʌf lər /


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Hummel’s automotive trade school helped him land his first job at a muffler shop in 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 7, 2026

A telephone user could attach this muffler to a phone and speak into it, preventing other people from eavesdropping.

From Seattle Times Jan. 26, 2024

According to court documents, a Portsmouth homeowner was working on his property in September 2020 when he heard the loud muffler of a passing car.

From Washington Times May 3, 2023

Not too long ago, I was driving to get an estimate to install a new muffler on my truck.

From Washington Post Apr. 26, 2022

In the yard, Aziza lay in a wicker bassinet, dressed in layers of clothing, a winter muffler wrapped snugly around her neck.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

This is a sport that named its bowl games for refrigerators, mufflers and weed eaters, and concludes a current one with the bleak, ritual toasting of an anthropomorphic Pop Tart.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

There has been talk that mufflers could be used if the engines were considered too loud, despite the obvious logical inconsistency of that as an approach.

From BBC May 14, 2026

The price increases have been “modest,” he wrote, and on lower-priced products such as floor mats and mufflers.

From MarketWatch Nov. 26, 2025

Water trucks and misting systems will be used to suppress dust, and equipment will be fitted with noise-reducing mufflers.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2025

Despite the park’s nonconformity, during the 1950s organized tournaments and other games were played there almost every day, even in winter, with players wrapped in mufflers and hats, awkwardly moving their pieces with gloved hands.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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