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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

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

He will be able to easily muster the support of 81 of Labour's 400-plus MPs -- the minimum needed to kickstart a contest.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

Against that background, support among the ECB’s policymakers for further rises in the key rate may be difficult to muster.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

I speak in the most convincing monotone-Collective accent I can muster.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

"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

There were fifty-four separate musters or groups in Elizabeth City with the largest of them being that of Capt.

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

The British suffered heavy casualties—including the death of Braddock—and might well have taken even more damage had Washington not mustered a rear guard and led a fighting retreat.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 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

Now, 43 years have passed since lawmakers last mustered the courage to talk about the gap between what the program promises and what it expects to pay.

From MarketWatch Mar. 17, 2026

But he mustered the strength to look through the family’s large photo album ahead of the U.S. championships and pick out several photos he brought to the competition.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2026

“And if I don’t do something,” I finally mustered, “if I just stay silent, it’s just like saying it’s not my problem.”

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

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

But what I remember most about that wait is not the heat and how I was still mustering the courage to stand up in front of everyone and testify without breaking down.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings




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