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muzzle

[muhz-uhl] / ˈmʌz əl /
NOUN
covering for control
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Costume designer Colleen Atwood devised the ensemble, while Ed Cubberly created the famous fiberglass muzzle, deliberately leaving it uncoated to evoke the look of dried, taut skin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The first signs that a dog is crossing over into his senior years are often a graying muzzle, cloudier eyes or a slower gait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

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

There is not an apparent muzzle flash from the shotgun during the short clip, which does not show the area where Allen was detained.

From Barron's ● May 3, 2026

Water dripped from the beast’s whiskered muzzle, and her yellow eyes were dim with fatigue.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Columnists and other voices are being both actively censored by management and learning to quickly adapt to the boundaries imposed on them — even if those boundaries and muzzles are not explicitly communicated.

From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2025

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

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 was frost on the hairs of their muzzles and their breathing made plumes of frost in the air.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

The American Pope, meanwhile, refuses to be muzzled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

Registered dogs must be housed securely, neutered, kept on a lead and muzzled in public.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 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

But it’s not like Mom and Dad muzzled you.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon last year lambasted the rule for effectively muzzling him and others in his industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

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

"There should be more muzzling brought into place for dogs that could be like that," she added.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2024

But he didn’t like the idea of muzzling her.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023

There was a yearly average in Germany of four hundred dogs, dying of rabies, until the law requiring the muzzling of dogs was strictly enforced and since that time the disease is practically unknown.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter




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