rally round
verb
rallied round; rallying round; rallies round
chiefly British
: to join together to support (someone or something) in a difficult time or situation
We rallied round our neighbors when their house burned down.
When the town library lost its funding, the community rallied round it.
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In the last weeks of the campaign, these friends and beneficiaries rallied round.
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Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
Just six months on from Gateshead's resounding February 2011 triumph, fans were having to rally round to raise £100,000 in just 24 hours to prevent Wrexham from being kicked out of the Conference.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
Just six months on from Gateshead's resounding February 2011 triumph, fans were having to rally round to raise £100,000 in just 24 hours to prevent Wrexham from being kicked out of the Conference.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Rally round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rally%20round. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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