as in rallying
an act of gathering forces together to renew or attempt an effort called for the prompt mobilization of all national resources to combat the deadly epidemic

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Recent Examples of mobilization Even more Russians fled their country out of opposition to the war or to avoid conscription after Russia launched its partial mobilization in September 2022 and began drafting hundreds of thousands of men. Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2025 The group is encouraging local chapters to continue organizing demonstrations, community education events, and voter mobilization drives. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025 The party, with a decades-long experience in public mobilization, is striving once again to rally the people's support for its causes through occasions like this 50th war anniversary. Nga Pham, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025 Bush, who had overseen much of the United States’ wartime scientific mobilization, argued that the United States must not stop boosting universities’ funding. Sarah Kreps, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mobilization
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Noun
  • Their answer to Merrill or Tatis is speed-and-power star Corbin Carroll, who was terrific two years ago but had a miserable first half to last season before rallying.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Many of us, from C-suite leaders to consumers, have heard the rallying call for resiliency in supply chain.
    Guy Courtin, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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  • But beneath the surface, investor conviction is nowhere to be found On the back of market rallies over the last few weeks, the Nasdaq is now up just over 1% year-to-date.
    Catherine Baab, Quartz, 14 May 2025
  • Wells Fargo’s recent rally has lifted its year-to-date return to around 8%, outpacing the broader market’s now roughly flat performance.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 May 2025

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“Mobilization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobilization. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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