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In a closed primary state, stop mewling and join a party or keep quiet.—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026 Their swollen limbs, skeletal frames, and mewling cries of desperation are what keep me awake at night.—
Jennifer Furin,
TIME,
19 Feb. 2025 Henry has unexpectedly become a dad, and must deal with a screaming, mewling baby that resembles a small skinned animal.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025 Tannahill, now jerked upside down, would mewl and scream and clamber down a wall.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
29 Mar. 2023 The cats, which spent the first day mewling, have mellowed out.—
Warren Richey,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Sep. 2017