rally for/behind
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: to publicly show support for
Parents rallied for/behind the new dress code guidelines.
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Musk had never been richer, with his net worth hitting a record $347.8 billion, Bloomberg reported, after a steady rally for Tesla.
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
The practice has existed since at least 1947, when a 21-year-old William F. Buckley and some of his friends showed up at a rally for the left-wing presidential candidate, Henry Wallace, wearing ironic bohemian getups.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
But as Noor leaves the U.N., Javad finds her during a political rally for Governor Hagan (more on him later).
—Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
This weekend saw a frenzied rally for Donald Trump and Melania Trump meme coins, prompted by Trump himself.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
The practice has existed since at least 1947, when a 21-year-old William F. Buckley and some of his friends showed up at a rally for the left-wing presidential candidate, Henry Wallace, wearing ironic bohemian getups.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
But as Noor leaves the U.N., Javad finds her during a political rally for Governor Hagan (more on him later).
—Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
This weekend saw a frenzied rally for Donald Trump and Melania Trump meme coins, prompted by Trump himself.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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