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muster

[muhs-ter] / ˈmʌs tər /




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The settlement still needs to pass muster with the judge who was overseeing the trial.

From Slate Aug. 26, 2026

Behind Paramount’s pivot is a desperate scramble to bolster its legal case and muster funds to help finance a deal Warner shareholders approved in April.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 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

When the time came for Monica to treat David like a real boy, she couldn’t muster the empathy.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

Skipping up the steps with as much nonchalance as I can muster, I head to my room to change for dinner.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

"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

Over three feature films, Brandon Cronenberg has carved out a distinctive style for himself, a blend of horror and sci-fi that musters an all-too-rare audience response of genuine shock.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2023

As a choir musters behind her, she enumerates her partner’s failings and points out all that she’s done — “I was always there to pick up the pieces when you were a full-blown catastrophe.”

From New York Times Oct. 28, 2022

You know you don't usually have these musters at a moment's notice; you know there was no occasion for one to-day.

From The Shadow of a Man by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung

However clinical Newcastle were in the opening weeks of the campaign, they mustered just eight efforts on target against Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Bournemouth before their trip to Elland Road.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

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

“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

Chet mustered up the courage to make a noise that sounded like it could be an animal.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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

Crew members went to their rooms to grab essential belongings including life jackets and emergency gear before gathering at the mustering point.

From BBC Mar. 11, 2025

I’m not sure we have an adequate process for mustering the necessary social wherewithal.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2025

These were not easy conditions for mustering majority support.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2024

There he is, I said, mustering all the excitement I could find in my empty till.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom




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