coattails
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Investors trying to ride the coattails of funds by buying SpaceX just before it gets included in the Nasdaq 100 or the S&P 500 may find themselves in a crowded trade.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Next is competition — Rival food companies quickly rolled out their own plant-based fares to try to ride Beyond Meat’s coattails.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026
The outsize stake is unusual for a buyout, where sovereign-wealth funds would typically ride on the coattails of traditional private-equity firms as minority investors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
Court documents showed that Mondelēz International said Aldi uses similar packaging likely to "deceive" consumers and "ride the coattails" of the company's "attraction, fame and prestige".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025
He wore an old-fashioned suit—Abraham Lincoln style—with a bow tie and long coattails and stuff.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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