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marshal

[mahr-shuhl] / ˈmɑr ʃəl /


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He said now we needed a letter from the fire marshal that our school building was safe for children.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

For the last 19 years, student-loan lender Sallie Mae has commissioned a study on how families marshal all the economic forces at their disposal to pay for college.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

A new voice took over, identified as a marshal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

“This arrest demonstrates that time does not erase accountability,” Wing Chau, U.S. marshal for the District of Rhode Island, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

The marshal had driven toward the house on Dart Street, but he couldn’t get close.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Nearby hangs Rockwell’s famous 1964 oil painting showing marshals escorting 6-year-old Ruby Bridges to an integrated school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

When this was realised, the automated blue-flag system was disconnected and the FIA relied on marshals showing blue flags or pressing the buttons that operate the blue-light panels trackside.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

On Thursday, federal marshals in Miami took the Tates into custody.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

A U.S. judge signed the arrest warrants Saturday, and U.S. marshals were able to locate the brothers through social media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Across the street the U.S. marshals stood unmoving.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who first proposed the park and marshaled $500 million in state funding for it, said he is hoping it can help jump-start Illinois’s economic growth, which has lagged behind the nation’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 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

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

In an opinion article written for the Financial Times last week, Bessent has cast the new measures as the “single greatest financial offensive ever marshalled against an adversary.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

For months, faith-based and secular groups there have marshalled thousands of volunteers to prepare for a potential mass deportation event they fear could result in a humanitarian crisis.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

England captain Harry Kane was so well marshalled that he only had two touches in the Ghana penalty area in the first half, although he blazed a late chance over the top.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

India were 161-2 in the 22nd over when the former captain was dismissed and run-scoring became more difficult in the middle overs but the hosts were superbly marshalled by Kohli.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025

The indefatigable bell now sounded for the fourth time: the classes were marshalled and marched into another room to breakfast: how glad I was to behold a prospect of getting something to eat!

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

These fall upon the reader more as an unsifted data dump than as a focused marshaling of evidence in aid of human and psychological insight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Dubbed the Genesis Mission, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios called it “the largest marshaling of federal scientific resources since the Apollo program.”

From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025

This time, financiers are marshaling even larger sums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 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

"The Mallisters still hold Seagard and Walder Frey is marshaling his levies at the Twins."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Major athletics events frequently operate at a loss when costs including security, marshalling, appearance fees and broadcast infrastructure are factored in, particularly if there is no sponsor.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

At the heart of it all was the magnificent Gabriel, repelling all Brighton's borders and marshalling resources with his outstanding central defensive partner William Saliba missing through injury.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026

His only involvement for the rest of the day was marshalling his team in the field, often hunched over with hands on knees.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025

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

They resolved to invade the province of Malaga, and, marshalling the forces of the south, led by the Marquess of Cadiz and other noted warriors, they set out upon their fateful march.

From The Moors in Spain by Stanley Lane-Poole




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