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muster in

  1. Enlist in military service. For example, They were mustered in at Fort Dix. The antonym is muster out, meaning “to leave or be discharged from military service,” as in He was mustered out and given a dishonorable discharge. [First half of 1800s]



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Every country has a nexus of money and power, but the relationships generally pass legal muster in America.

Jones said her own husband, an active-duty Marine, deployed to Iraq in 2004 with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment based at Twentynine Palms — the same infantry unit now mustered in Los Angeles.

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Cynthia tried to buy tickets for the Wall but didn’t pass muster in time.

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But whatever momentum USC’s offense had mustered in the first half had faded by the start of the second.

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No-one quite knows what sort of force the team will be able to muster in the future.

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