ride a/the wave of
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: to experience a time when many people share a strong feeling or attitude about something at the same time
a time when the mayor was still riding a wave of public approval
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In 2024, where much emphasis has been put on diverse voices and diversity of opinion, the Alive podcast network is positioning itself to ride the wave of the future and will continue to tweak until the right formula is found for black creatives.
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Micah Logan, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
And the Harris campaign is taking advantage of it: Since Harris took over the BidenHQ TikTok, the account’s following has quintupled in size, and she’s been able to ride the wave of favorable content without becoming cringe herself.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 1 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, Joy and her cohorts retrieve the Sense of Self crystal and ride a wave of bad memories back to the Belief System (one of Pixar‘s most colorful and impressive simulated effects).
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 17 June 2024
But if conquest looks inevitable or if Taiwan eventually falls, most regional states will opt to ride the wave of China’s hegemonic ascent rather than be drowned by it.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
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Micah Logan, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
And the Harris campaign is taking advantage of it: Since Harris took over the BidenHQ TikTok, the account’s following has quintupled in size, and she’s been able to ride the wave of favorable content without becoming cringe herself.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 1 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, Joy and her cohorts retrieve the Sense of Self crystal and ride a wave of bad memories back to the Belief System (one of Pixar‘s most colorful and impressive simulated effects).
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 17 June 2024
But if conquest looks inevitable or if Taiwan eventually falls, most regional states will opt to ride the wave of China’s hegemonic ascent rather than be drowned by it.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
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