muster
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A couple of hundred bison lazed on the flat, close enough for us to study, alert to our presence, wild enough to muster a few snorts, but mostly unbothered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Twenty-one high-flying contestants are vying to win £100,000 for their charity of choice with all the charm, persuasion and manipulation they can muster.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
With the best grace he could muster, Cluny walked rather quickly up the stairs, followed by Redtooth, who laughed nervously.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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In a typical election year, the interest in the down-ballot race for California insurance commissioner musters modest interest at best.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 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
While Faist must hide his light under the bushel of an ostentatious 1970s mustache, he, like Boutsikaris and the love interest Crystal Reed, musters up noteworthy charm.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
All musters will be made in strict conformity to Paragraph 86 Revised Mustering Regulations of 1862.
From The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War by Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas) Wilson
While Wall Street was broadly negative, the Dow still mustered a gain to push it to a third straight record close.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 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
But against Wedgewood, the Kings have mustered little offense of their own, scoring just four times — three times on the power play and once off Moore’s leg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
The Hammers hold the unwanted record of the most points achieved by a relegated side - the 42 they mustered in 2002-03 was not enough to spare them from the drop.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
At seven that last night, our whole group was scheduled to entrain for London, where, as rumor had it, we were to be assigned to infantry and airborne divisions mustered for the D Day landings.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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It’s a song about weariness, the difficulty of facing the day, wondering if life means anything and mustering just enough hope to carry on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
A couple of young women stood for a long time holding a bunch of flowers, mustering the courage to venture through the crowd towards the table.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
Or foolhardy when this is a moment when she ought to be mustering as much authority as she can?
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2025
I’m not sure we have an adequate process for mustering the necessary social wherewithal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
I’m also mustering the courage to take a careful look at the exam.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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