as in to sack
to let go from office, service, or employment mustered out of the army at the end of the war
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Recent Examples of muster out James Byrne was mustered out of the Army in 1866. —
Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025 After mustering out of the Army, Smith and others worked their way north and east to Utah, where other LDS members had settled. —Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025 The Arkansas Mounted Rifles saw little service after the Battle of Buena Vista and were mustered out in June. —Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025 So did General Saxton, who was peremptorily mustered out of service. —Brenda Wineapple, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025 Army veteran Christopher DeSanto served in Iraq, mustered out with physical and emotional issues, and became addicted to opiates prescribed by a doctor. —Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2024 That’s because its 3.5-liter V-6 can’t quite muster out 300 hp, a number that the rest of its peers exceed with ease. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 May 2024
Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025 After mustering out of the Army, Smith and others worked their way north and east to Utah, where other LDS members had settled. —Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025 The Arkansas Mounted Rifles saw little service after the Battle of Buena Vista and were mustered out in June. —Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025 So did General Saxton, who was peremptorily mustered out of service. —Brenda Wineapple, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025 Army veteran Christopher DeSanto served in Iraq, mustered out with physical and emotional issues, and became addicted to opiates prescribed by a doctor. —Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2024 That’s because its 3.5-liter V-6 can’t quite muster out 300 hp, a number that the rest of its peers exceed with ease. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 May 2024
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Los Angeles Chargers – Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama Justin Herbert played some incredible football despite being sacked 54 times in 2025, which was one fewer than Cam Ward and Geno Smith, who tied for the league lead.— Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Downing Street has blamed the Foreign Office for the failure, and a top civil servant has reportedly been sacked.— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
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The president ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in March, shortly before removing Attorney General Pam Bondi from the Justice Department in early April.— Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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The requirement to print ballots one month before Election Day does not present an insurmountable obstacle to removing candidates; modern technology could facilitate supplemental ballots even within government bureaucracies, making the current restriction outdated.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Federal Court Justice James Stellios ruled in dismissing the appeal that no jurisdiction error was made in 2024 by then Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus in ordering Duggan's extradition.— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Maasdorp called for a pivot toward investment, capital mobilization, and regional integration, saying BII was looking to forge partnerships that de-risk investment in markets long dismissed as too volatile.— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
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Three Georgia State Patrol troopers and their supervisor were fired from the department after an investigation revealed a scheme where officers used insurance claims to profit off of vehicle chases, an internal report concluded.— Asia Simone Burns, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Quinlan represents former district CEO Pedro Martinez, who was fired without cause in December 2024, in an ongoing lawsuit against several current and former board members.— Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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These threats are something Shojaei and her family know all too well — her brother Masoud, who is retired from playing, has had his assets frozen by the Iranian regime over recent weeks — while their neighbourhood was bombed by the US-Israeli offensive.— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
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He was forced to retire amid his battle with MS, which affects communication between the brain and body.— Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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If Bluey uses a wand of asparagus to transform her father into a walrus, her father will behave exactly like a walrus until released from the spell.— Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
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The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed just one of the deaths Friday evening, but did not release the identity.— William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
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“Muster out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/muster%20out. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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