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Recent Examples of muddlerFor more instant gratification, grab a muddler (or the back of a wooden spoon or the end of a rolling pin).—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
The new Doral restaurant is slated to open in the next month or so, while the brand’s first butcher shop, next to the busy Little Havana restaurant, is scheduled to open sometime later this year.
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Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
Constructed in 1884, the main building of the hotel was originally a butcher's home and still retains tons of Old Florida charm.
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Teaghan Skulszki,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
With feverish speed and characteristic blunderbuss, President Donald Trump has given the federal government – and himself – unprecedented control over private economic decisions.
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Matthew Mitchell,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
Trump would also stop treating the Europeans as enemies with his blunderbuss tariffs.