mule

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Recent Examples of mule The life-and-death stakes were raised when the former high school series jumped five years to show a now-young adult Rue becoming a drug mule and working for rival kingpins (Martha Kelly’s Laurie also took her own life in the finale). Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026 Rue became a drug mule across the Mexican border for one criminal ringleader, Laurie (Martha Kelly) and a strip club manager for another, Alamo Brown (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje). Alison Herman, Variety, 1 June 2026 However, his demise has set-up a situation that could pull Maddy into Rue’s storyline just as the young drug mule turned strip club manager has discovered Alamo makes girls disappear. Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 From working as a drug mule to pay off her debts to dealer Laurie (Martha Kelly) to now working for crime kingpin/strip club owner Alamo Brown (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Rue has been living on the edge. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 24 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mule
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Noun
  • Niemeyer found that random killing also creates chaos by replacing older coyotes that have learned the dangers of depredating livestock with younger, inexperienced coyotes that do depredate.
    Ted Williams, Denver Post, 12 June 2026
  • The encounter with the rabid coyote occurred in Huntersville, according to a news release.
    Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Both Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll have run a massive Tennessee homestead and animal sanctuary, which has included Scottish Highland cows, full-sized and miniature horses, donkeys, pigs, goats, sheep, and chickens.
    Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 19 June 2026
  • So on market days, local Colored laborers would follow in the tradition of the formerly enslaved, riding donkeys, horses, or rowing boats to other parishes where food was in greater supply and available for sale.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • In between are a bunch of mongrel appliances that leave both humans and technology worse for wear, like a computer, in a 2024 photo by Sara Deraedt, that seems to be giving birth to a wet child.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Reuters reported that the dog involved in the incident was a mongrel, or an unknown breed.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Creeping jenny is a mat-forming perennial with round lime-green leaves that works well in tall containers or hanging baskets.
    Kerry Michaels, The Spruce, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Here are the most common turkey sounds that gobblers, hens, jakes, and jennies make.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
Noun
  • The participants will follow a two-month hybrid program, both online and on-site during the Locarno Film Festival, mentored by producer Fibby Kioria from Kenya and curator, producer, arts manager and consultant Mitchell Harper from South Africa.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
  • Of course, the 3,520-pound (dry weight) hybrid has muscle, rocket-like acceleration, and benchmark agility the class demands.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Drive the 14-mile, impossibly scenic Needles Highway and 18-mile Wildlife Loop through grasslands and forest—but be prepared to brake for bison and burros!
    Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 May 2026
  • At the top stood renowned veteran burro racer and Idaho Springs resident Bill Lee and his donkey Jack.
    Alan Gionet, CBS News, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • While the findings aren’t a condemnation of any one specific crossbreed, the study’s authors hope the new information will help dispel ongoing myths about designer dogs.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
  • In this week’s issue, John Seabrook, a staff writer and doodle owner, explores how these crossbreeds got to be so popular.
    Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • It may be shown in theaters or on television, on your phone, in a pair of eyeglasses or up your ass.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
  • Like Brown, Tom Thibodeau worked his ass off trying to become the next Red Holzman … and almost got there.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 17 June 2026

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“Mule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mule. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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