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mules

British  
/ mjuːlz /

verb

  1. (tr) to perform the Mules operation on (a sheep)

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The government in Havana has very little access to remittances, because they usually arrive via private travelers known as money "mules," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

From there, smaller vehicles navigate over rough terrain before porters and mules haul baskets on the final stretch, up to 20,000 feet above sea level.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

But we come to love Ava’s BFF Danica, who prances into obvious death traps wearing flimsy silver mules.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

Search-and-rescue efforts continue, and aid deliveries have been made by airdrops and mules.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024

She reined in her mules and crooked a bony finger at Tristran.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman