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muster

[muhs-ter] / ˈmʌs tər /




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But the bloc has failed to muster the momentum that swept it to power four years ago.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

When Joe Bauer is pressed to share his vision of a better world, all Wilson can muster is a mumbled plea to maybe read more books.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

The settlement still needs to pass muster with the judge who was overseeing the trial.

From Slate Aug. 26, 2026

In a memo to staff after hitting pause last week, Ellison said the deal had passed muster in 65 jurisdictions globally, a sign that it wasn’t anticompetitive.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

The steady, persistent mastery of math required more courage and endurance than that one night had demanded—more than he could muster on his own.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

But Romania, whether on or off the studio lot, only occasionally musters a decent impression of 19th century Virginia, reminding you, as “The Gray House” often does, that this is only a movie.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 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

Both are longtime members of a local search and rescue team that musters after accidents to help find and dig out fatal avalanche victims.

From Seattle Times Feb. 2, 2024

In addition to the fifty-four musters, or groups, in Elizabeth City proper there were sixteen resident beyond Hampton River.

From The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624 by Charles E. Hatch

Would the Founders have mustered the courage to go through with the Declaration of Independence and agree on a Constitution?

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Both Musk and OpenAI have mustered high-dollar legal armies who are prepared to wage potentially years of litigation, including this federal trial.

From Slate Apr. 30, 2026

While previous opposition leaders mustered crowds of a few dozen if they ventured out of Budapest, Magyar attracts hundreds in villages, and thousands or tens of thousands in provincial urban Fidesz strongholds.

From BBC Apr. 3, 2026

But he mustered the strength to look through the family’s large photo album ahead of the U.S. championships and pick out several photos he brought to the competition.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2026

The flea market was good for records and autographs, but none of the angels mustered an appropriate howdy.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

Crew members went to their rooms to grab essential belongings including life jackets and emergency gear before gathering at the mustering point.

From BBC Mar. 11, 2025

With a weak, unimaginative script by Zach Baylin and William Schneider doing him no favors, Skarsgård looks as lost as the pre-reborn Eric, never mustering enough mythic power.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2024

These were not easy conditions for mustering majority support.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2024

His father shut his eyes, mustering his strength.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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