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marshal

[mahr-shuhl] / ˈmɑr ʃəl /


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The US president refers to Munir as his "favourite field marshal", following their acquaintance in the aftermath of conflict with India that Trump helped mediate last year.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

The position was created by statute in the 1800s; the marshal serves as the chief of police for the court, attends each court session, and handles ministerial duties, like paying the justices and their staffs.

From Slate Jul. 15, 2026

What makes it work is debunkbots’ ability to marshal lots of evidence and explain it well.

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

The marshal was still standing where I had left him.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

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

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

The introduction of water marshals to oversee terminals and prevent overloading has not yet made a difference.

From BBC Jul. 20, 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

She marshals the data to show how women continue to face unique impediments to success, and how both men and women justify their actions in a way that preserves the status quo.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

On November 17, 1926, when White was still settling into the new job, two new inmates were convoyed up the prison’s horseshoe driveway by U.S. marshals.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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

In many places she chooses to undercut the image of the lone genius, sovereign over his book-lined study and carefully marshaled pens.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

Don’t question whether he marshaled a compelling reason to do so.

From Slate Jan. 12, 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

The military provided the model for the chain of command; enlisted men and women were marshaled daily by their superior officers into a battle of wills with the mass of angry and resentful prisoners.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

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

From BBC Feb. 12, 2026

Ford marshalled his side brilliantly around the field all game, kicking smartly - both to compete and in finding space behind the visitors' backfield.

From BBC Nov. 15, 2025

Letby's defence have, meanwhile, marshalled numerous arguments against the insulin theory.

From BBC Aug. 11, 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

Navy destroyers, which are highly maneuverable and carry powerful weapons, would likely be used to intercept oil tankers and escort them to a designated marshaling area.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 2025

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

At the time, firefighters credited an extraordinary marshaling of firefighting resources as critical to keeping fires in Northern and Southern California from becoming far worse.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 20, 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

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

Trusty alone made 17 clearances and three interceptions, marshalling the depleted visitors to great effect.

From BBC Jan. 22, 2026

Moving the cruise berth will also free up space to expand the harbour's existing marshalling area for wind turbines.

From BBC Jan. 21, 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

A blunder of a master of the ceremonies 739 in marshalling the attendants on a levee put him out of temper.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various




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