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muster

[muhs-ter] / ˈmʌs tər /




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Sometimes she works with family members of someone who is ill, who she said are mostly looking to muster resources and handle what’s in front of them.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Even if Uefa thought it could muster a candidate capable of mounting a challenge, the race is already run.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

He will be able to easily muster the support of 81 of Labour's 400-plus MPs -- the minimum needed to kickstart a contest.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

It specified 10 aggravating factors, the presence of which would allow a jury to return a death sentence in the belief that such “guided discretion” would pass constitutional muster.

From Slate Jun. 8, 2026

I took off with all the speed I could muster, trying to get as close to them as possible before I threw the ball.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

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

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

Annual musters were held, either by the king in person or by generals deputed for the purpose and invested with full powers.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

“Engine room fire and full of smoke. Unable to assess further damage. All crew are safe and mustered on the starboard side,” the recording said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 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

Now, 43 years have passed since lawmakers last mustered the courage to talk about the gap between what the program promises and what it expects to pay.

From MarketWatch Mar. 17, 2026

"Morning, Gramps," I finally mustered, but by then his expression had changed.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

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

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

School is out for the year, but the summer holidays aren't exactly a break for 15-year-old Breanna Easton - that is when she's hard at work mustering cattle on the family's station.

From BBC Dec. 10, 2025

I’m not sure we have an adequate process for mustering the necessary social wherewithal.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2025

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

I can see him mustering the strength to carry this out with vigor.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak




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