muster up
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Drake will continue to be the biggest name in rap, because no one can muster up the energy to imagine the radio without him.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
He told the operator he had been "trying to muster up the courage to phone" and that he had "totally blacked out through the thing".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
The story is skeletal and often rushes by in a blur, and it relies on so many overly familiar beats that it’s hard to muster up the energy to care about anyone’s motivation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
The somewhat gimmicky genre combination may have had the potential to be a winning combo, but “Totally Killer,” directed by Nahnatchka Khan, struggles to muster up enough charisma to stick the landing.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
But as I lay there in my bed that night with my brother asleep beside me, I couldn’t seem to muster up any sort of idealism.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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