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The pilot program’s opponents failed to muster the 10-vote, two-thirds majority required to send it back to the Police Commission for reconsideration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

And then there’s Sen. Jon Husted, utilizing all the glute strength he can muster to fend off a challenge from Democratic ex-Sen.

From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026

Moynihan said the bank has made progress in efforts to pass regulatory muster since the 2024 order, adding thousands of employees to work on compliance with bank secrecy laws.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Perhaps the mayor will now muster some sympathy for businesses mugged in similar schemes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

I fumble around the henna table and make it three tables over to a clothes rack, with as much nonchalance as one can muster when one’s breathing is wheezy for no physical reason.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

There’s maintenance and repair work to be done on his boat — named Waymaker, to honor the Lord — before Blanchard musters his two-man crew and sets out from Bayou Little Caillou.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026

"Even a cinematic maestro occasionally musters up a misfire," the Razzies said, in a press release announcing Coppola's win.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025

And as is also his way, he musters up one big swing that cracks harder than all the rest.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2024

As a choir musters behind her, she enumerates her partner’s failings and points out all that she’s done — “I was always there to pick up the pieces when you were a full-blown catastrophe.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022

Evie musters a smile for the memory of sugared almonds.

From The Oyster by Peer

However clinical Newcastle were in the opening weeks of the campaign, they mustered just eight efforts on target against Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Bournemouth before their trip to Elland Road.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

The model was so successful that it ushered in a whole offseason of win-or-bust moves as teams mustered the courage to take greater risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

It wasn’t until recently that he mustered the courage to watch classics like “The Exorcist” and “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

While Wall Street was broadly negative, the Dow still mustered a gain to push it to a third straight record close.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

The word mustered inside her, air swirled around in her lungs, her vocal cords vibrated, her lips readied.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

It’s a song about weariness, the difficulty of facing the day, wondering if life means anything and mustering just enough hope to carry on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Camel number are kept in check by mustering, shooting and trapping at water points.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

His voice, like a conjurer’s incantation, stirs the embers of rage, mustering both a conviction and devotion that consumes both logic and restraint.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2024

Davis led the league in punt return average last season, but this year the Chargers are mustering just 9.7 yards per punt return with a league-low four attempts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2024

Clare released a cry, mustering whatever strength was left in him.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman