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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The news helped fuel a broad rally for stocks, with the small-cap Russell 2000 — a barometer for confidence about the economy — outperforming its large-cap counterparts in the session.
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Musk has directly meddled in European politics, accusing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer of being an ‘accomplice’ to child grooming gangs, and speaking via video link, at a party rally for the AfD, a German far-right, anti-immigrant party.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
Airline CEOs rally behind Trump's air traffic control plan.
—Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Rosenberg, a longtime personality on conservative AM radio, is a fierce Trump defender who spoke at an October campaign rally for the president held at Madison Square Garden.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Musk has directly meddled in European politics, accusing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer of being an ‘accomplice’ to child grooming gangs, and speaking via video link, at a party rally for the AfD, a German far-right, anti-immigrant party.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
Airline CEOs rally behind Trump's air traffic control plan.
—Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Rosenberg, a longtime personality on conservative AM radio, is a fierce Trump defender who spoke at an October campaign rally for the president held at Madison Square Garden.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
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“Rally for/behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rally%20for%2Fbehind. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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