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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
Take cues from this beautiful space and go with simple shaker-style cabinets and antique brass hardware, a combination of pendant lights and wall sconces, some shiplap on the walls, and a butcher-block island.
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Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
21 Jan. 2026
In town, the painter also notes the reek of decomposing bodies, of garbage, of blood streaming out of the butcher shop.
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.