muzzle
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Deborah famously tried to muzzle Ava a few times, only to back off when she realized that by hurting her protégé, she was wounding herself.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
Media monitors have criticised the junta for weaponising the legislation to muzzle journalists and social media users critical of their takeover.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
The gun's massive muzzle fire is visible at the 46-second mark.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
AT&T then sued BBB National Programs, of which NAD is a division, accusing the group of seeking to muzzle free speech.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
Akira wrapped her arms around Dodger’s muzzle and hugged him close.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
They observed six of the animals licking nectar-filled flowers from as many as 30 plants, one after another—coating their muzzles in pollen in the process.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 19, 2024
The fuzzy white fungus officially known as Pseudogymnoascus destructans covers their wings, tails and muzzles in a thick coat.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2024
Kuehn also testified that producers had tasked her with obtaining dramatic photographs of gun muzzles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
She said her rescue centre only walked their dogs wearing muzzles and only rehomed them to rural locations.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023
There had to be at least thirty massive sculptures of running, leaping beasts, their flanks gleaming slickly in the silvery light, jaws open, their slowly melting muzzles dripping occasionally onto the crowd below.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
The American Pope, meanwhile, refuses to be muzzled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Dogs registered before the ban must be neutered, muzzled in public, and kept in secure conditions.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2025
According to Inc.'s Bruce Crumley, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are “reportedly looking to reacquire the beloved ice cream brand, claiming its corporate owner has muzzled the company's social activism.”
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2025
She made an order that the dog must be muzzled in public places, be kept on a lead and not be left alone with anyone under the age of 16.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025
Just as often, however, Adams also used the correspondence to unburden himself of opinions that his muzzled status in the Senate prevented him from sharing publicly.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Experts said such provisos still have the effect of muzzling a victim’s speech and hindering public accountability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025
Lu said his “recourse to legal action has never been about muzzling fair criticism. It’s about defending against false claims that can seriously damage reputations.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
“I know that’s not as interesting as muzzling a comedian, but it’s so important to have a free press, and it is nuts that we aren’t paying more attention to it.”
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2025
She said a combination of measures were being brought in by the government to protect the public, including rules on muzzling and breeding.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2023
He made himself useful in muzzling the Saxon states and was successively chief receiver of taxes and minister for the interior in 1731.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
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