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muzzle

[muhz-uhl] / ˈmʌz əl /
NOUN
covering for control
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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

"For several years now, we have been resisting their overreach, including their efforts to muzzle us from speaking out for human rights, for peace," she said.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

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

The scientists tailored a batch of immune referees to search for human pancreatic islet cells and then produce TGF-Beta and CD25, molecules that can muzzle killer T cells.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024

One unicorn, pure white with a silver blaze to its face, bent its soft white muzzle to his side.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell