muster
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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
Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall gained a harsh reputation for firing senior officers who didn’t pass muster in the crucible of combat.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
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
“Nuthin’,” I’d say, not bothering to muster the energy to say the word right.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
"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
While Faist must hide his light under the bushel of an ostentatious 1970s mustache, he, like Boutsikaris and the love interest Crystal Reed, musters up noteworthy charm.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
His bands he musters, through the myrtle groves On buxom wings he trains the little loves.
From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões
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
After he had been calling on her for almost a year, he finally mustered his courage and had a beautiful picture taken of himself.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Camel number are kept in check by mustering, shooting and trapping at water points.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
They had scored a miserly 15 in their previous 20 league games this season, mustering just 66 shots on target from 226 attempts.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2025
Davis led the league in punt return average last season, but this year the Chargers are mustering just 9.7 yards per punt return with a league-low four attempts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2024
Times, declared, “I have a hard time even mustering a ‘meh.’
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2024
I can see him mustering the strength to carry this out with vigor.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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