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For his 5th Avenue Theatre staging of “Ragtime,” Peter Rothstein is marshalling just 17 actors in what he readily admits “doesn’t hold a candle, visually, to the pageantry” of the New York premiere.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2017

The Financial Stability Board, a Basel-based body which is marshalling the international reform drive, gave a qualified thumbs-up, stressing that a broader mix of approaches was needed to tame financial monsters.

From Economist • Jan. 28, 2010

At this instant he is marshalling of his bull, bear, and horse.

From Epicoene: Or, the Silent Woman by Jonson, Ben

Decimus Saxon puffed at his pipe for a minute or more in silence, as one who is marshalling facts each in its due order.

From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

The Turkish commander is marshalling his forces in the village below.

From 'Midst the Wild Carpathians by J?kai, M?r