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marshal

[mahr-shuhl] / ˈmɑr ʃəl /


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His international rise has coincided with a consolidation of military power in Pakistan, which has seen the field marshal given an extended term.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

RAND: Being able to marshal a lot of facts and evidence to refute conspiracy beliefs is really important.

From The Wall Street Journal May 24, 2026

Steve Buscemi appeared in a pre-recorded comedic bit, and Eminem surfaced in a stylized role as a fire marshal figure in a sketch that helped drive the episode’s surreal tone.

From Salon May 23, 2026

One fire marshal is in a critical condition and one firefighter is in a serious condition as of Friday evening, Mamdani.

From BBC May 23, 2026

Storrs ordered her to be held by the marshal until the grand jury met in January.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Here he deftly marshals the evidence in support of his contrarian pose.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Orange and Santa Clara county officials worked with the FBI and U.S. marshals to locate and bring Kim back to the states to face felony charges.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

The Spaniard appeared in good spirits as he posed for pictures with the medics and race marshals.

From Barron's Feb. 4, 2026

I’ve been with U.S. marshals, the DEA, the FBI, and state and local police when they have served warrants or rounded up fugitives.

From Salon Jan. 9, 2026

‘I will ride now to the Hold, and there before I go to rest I will meet the marshals and captains. Let them come to me as soon as may be!’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

New York City’s charismatic mayor, Zohran Mamdani, won his election as a DSA member in 2025 and has since marshaled political support for fellow progressives running for other offices in the city he runs.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

But rather than reacting rashly, he marshaled a tenacious defense, not losing his composure or allowing himself to be tempted into a hotheaded action that could have led to disaster.

From Slate Apr. 13, 2026

That they marshaled to conduct military exercises shows the depth of their fear.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 20, 2026

Even the Treasury’s pivot toward heavier Treasury bill financing points to a world in which market structure, regulation, and innovation are quietly being marshaled to sustain an ever-larger debt load.

From Barron's Nov. 7, 2025

"When all my strength is marshaled, I should have eight thousand foot and three thousand horse," Edmure said.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

They have created the infrastructure and marshalled the resources for an intergenerational struggle.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

Outside, bonfires are being lit, cherry pickers are providing moody lighting, and crowds of extras are being marshalled around to create party vibes.

From BBC May 13, 2026

Born in County Durham, McDonald was court marshalled and discharged from the army in August 2000.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2026

By 2010, Woodcock had marshalled the center into a powerhouse with great independence — in many ways, outside the reach of the political whims of the commissioners who came and went.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2025

There on the wide flats beside the noisy river were marshalled in many companies well nigh five and fifty hundreds of Riders fully armed, and many hundreds of other men with spare horses lightly burdened.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

It opened a new truck marshaling yard for sorting and dispatching cargo.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

The initiative, described as the largest marshaling of federal scientific resources since Apollo, will require significant computing power.

From Barron's Nov. 24, 2025

“Kara went for it. She did what artists do in terms of marshaling an energy and force, and then concentrating it on this object and coming up with this piece.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 21, 2025

In South Korea, the country’s sprawling family-run conglomerates turbocharged the "Miracle on the Han River" by marshaling capital, technology and labor to industrialize the country at breakneck speed.

From Salon Dec. 31, 2024

His implacable marshaling of facts and his logic had something of a new dialectic, diabolic in its force.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

The Telegraph's Michael Hogan declared that Clenshaw "had gone out on a high by marshalling this milestone week with ambition and aplomb".

From BBC Feb. 21, 2025

Stokes was tactically inert as Saud Shakeel was marshalling Pakistan's lower-order rescue act.

From BBC Nov. 30, 2024

Accurate CFRs are critically important in an outbreak because marshalling a public health response depends on understanding the disease’s severity.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2024

Recognizing this link between widely consumed food and disease is essential in marshalling forces to change harmful outcomes.

From Salon Mar. 28, 2024

But he made up for all by his speech to the jury, marshalling such facts as told in his client’s favour with the most consummate skill.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various




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