muster
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But the bloc has failed to muster the momentum that swept it to power four years ago.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The settlement still needs to pass muster with the judge who was overseeing the trial.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
In a memo to staff after hitting pause last week, Ellison said the deal had passed muster in 65 jurisdictions globally, a sign that it wasn’t anticompetitive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 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
We showered, put on such clean clothes as we could muster, and eagerly repaired to a popular nearby bistro called the Georgia Mountain Restaurant.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
"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
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
There were several distinct musters including those of Anthony Baram and Thomas Harwood, yet the largest was that of Captain William Pierce.
From The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624 by Charles E. Hatch
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
The model was so successful that it ushered in a whole offseason of win-or-bust moves as teams mustered the courage to take greater risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
While previous opposition leaders mustered crowds of a few dozen if they ventured out of Budapest, Magyar attracts hundreds in villages, and thousands or tens of thousands in provincial urban Fidesz strongholds.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
When he did not continue, Torak mustered his courage.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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
Times, declared, “I have a hard time even mustering a ‘meh.’
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2024
Cora was surprised at her difficulty in mustering the words.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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