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as in muster

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verb

present participle of muster

as in mobilizing

to assemble and make ready for action a command to muster the troops

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as in summoning

to bring together in assembly by or as if by command all the supporters that I could muster for the fund-raising campaign

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as in comprising

to be made up of the corps of regular wine drinkers musters only about 10% of the population

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Noun

Stedman lands every blow thanks to her patient accumulation of ordinary life, the shearing and mustering and fence-mending, the slow mapping of relationships that ensures each loss registers as something more than plot machinery. — Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026 Some mornings, mustering empathy for yet another challenging conversation feels nearly impossible. — Dana Kellerman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Verb

With the Knights’ offense only mustering two hits, though, that was enough for Sycamore. — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 Serena looked down, heaved a sigh and hooked her knee around the pole before mustering up a halfhearted spin. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 There are thought to be just a handful of names capable of mustering the required 81 signatures. — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 May 2026 With that technique putting more pace on the ball, forwards just need to redirect the ball instead of mustering their own power on a slower delivery. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 26 June 2026 After mustering all of two against Vancouver, Sporting registered four shots on Saturday. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026 At the end of the second season, multiple armies were mustering for war over King's Landing as the Targaryen clan just couldn't stop betraying each other long enough to govern. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026 In my mind, Denzel Washington’s performance in John Q set the bar for male actors mustering up those trigger tears Mom always talked about. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026 Like the uncharacteristically cool weather in West Sacramento for late May, the A’s offense continued its recent gloomy stretch of hitting, mustering a few middle-inning scoring opportunities but failing to get a clutch hit en route to a 9-1 loss. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026

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The irony is that in not trying to pass muster with more conservative theatergoers (and their fastidious institutional guardians), playwrights have been winning over not just critics but also formerly squeamish artistic directors and perennially nervous Broadway producers.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
So if you’re put off by the bZ’s size, and are looking for something diminutive—and based on reader feedback, there are many of you out there—this small SUV will probably still fail to pass muster.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026

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KiMi Robinson Ahead of an event that was speculated to be Swift and Kelce's rehearsal dinner at MSG on July 2, members of the couple's inner circle were mobilizing across New York City.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
The reconstruction effort is also mobilizing Venezuela’s engineering community.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026

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Verb

This is where the sorcerer’s book of spells resurfaces; James and Henry succeed in summoning a playful demon, Goomi (Trey Parker), a kind of Funko Pop!

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 June 2026
Being constantly threatened should take its toll on a person, but Snow builds a life, summoning the fortitude to conclude that someday her prince will come.

— Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026

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Children face disproportionately high fatality rates, comprising over 25% of deaths from 15% of cases, and 135 have been orphaned.

— Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
The United Nations humanitarian affairs agency said Saturday that a total of 44 international urban search and rescue teams, comprising 2,245 specialists and 140 search dogs, had been deployed to Venezuela.

— Abigail Williams, NBC news, 29 June 2026

Definition of comprising

Noun

That support represents one of the largest private commitments ever made on behalf of theoretical physics, including faculty research; graduate student and postdoc support; and inter-institutional conferences, workshops, visiting scholars and a network-wide convening every two years.

— Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Last month, 100 respected Black and Jewish leaders gathered in Miami at the first national convening of its kind in a generation.

— Michael Stevens, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026

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Shoppers appreciate the inner pockets for organizing small essentials, along with the top zipper that keeps everything nice and secure.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 3 July 2026
The cruise, which departs from Greece on July 5, was expected to dock in the Turkish port town of Kuşadası two days later, followed by a trip to Istanbul, according to Atlantis Events, which is organizing the voyage.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 July 2026

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Financial regulation is struggling to keep pace with the rapid development of artificial intelligence, according to European policymakers, who are grappling with how to support adoption while containing risks to market integrity and stability.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 3 July 2026
In 2022, a large cluster of cases in Florida was attributed to a Caesar salad kit containing bagged romaine lettuce.

— Caroline Kee, NBC news, 3 July 2026

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