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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

They need only ensure that the commission cannot muster four votes.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

All eyes will be on whether an alternative candidate can muster the required support to challenge Burnham, nicknamed the "King of the North" for winning three consecutive Greater Manchester mayoral elections.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

But the Dodgers offense didn’t muster a comeback, as the top of the batting order went down in order with two runners on.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Deploying the most shocking analogy he could muster, the clergyman asked Anthony if she’d prefer having a son of hers attend Buffalo Bill’s show on Sunday instead of church.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

"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

Tellingly, it’s only after Adam has his first ghostly visitation with his parents that he musters the courage to seek out a sobered-up Harry.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 20, 2023

In addition to the fifty-four musters, or groups, in Elizabeth City proper there were sixteen resident beyond Hampton River.

From The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624 by Hatch, Charles E.

“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

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

Yet Newcastle never looked like producing a similar moment as Sunday's game went on, and forwards Yoane Wissa and Nick Woltemade mustered just a measly shot between them.

From BBC Jan. 25, 2026

I mustered up the courage to try and ignore the fact that a beautiful girl whom I’d never said more than hi to had come to visit me at work.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

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

The challenge is mustering the collective wisdom to manage our shared resources before they’re grazed beyond recovery.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2025

With a weak, unimaginative script by Zach Baylin and William Schneider doing him no favors, Skarsgård looks as lost as the pre-reborn Eric, never mustering enough mythic power.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2024

Saturday morning, as we discussed what to do about Namba and Weathers and whether to descend, Neal Beidleman was mustering Fischer’s team from their tents and hectoring them to start down from the Col.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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