muster
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Can’t Ms. Schmidt muster sympathy for plebeians renting a studio for $3,000?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Moynihan said the bank has made progress in efforts to pass regulatory muster since the 2024 order, adding thousands of employees to work on compliance with bank secrecy laws.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
At this point, we’re all so psychically drained that the only response we can muster to this vacant period piece is: So what?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 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
Some got on me, but I couldn’t muster the energy to care.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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"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
Despite the years of controversies, he enjoys immense popularity and musters thousands of supporters at party rallies.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 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
On the 22nd March he "went to see the general musters of the Militia in town, about 700 men but few arms."
From Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck by Harrison Williams
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
It wasn’t until recently that he mustered the courage to watch classics like “The Exorcist” and “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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
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
Leo felt guilty about that, especially considering what his idea was, but he mustered a smile.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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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
Camel number are kept in check by mustering, shooting and trapping at water points.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 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
His father shut his eyes, mustering his strength.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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