rally around

1. Join in a common effort, as in When Mom broke her leg the entire family rallied around to help. This idiom gained currency with George F. Root's famous Civil War song, “The Battle Cry of Freedom,” which urges troops to rally round the flag that goes with them into battle. [Early 1800s]

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However, such a strategy carries tremendous risks and could potentially backfire if troops rally around the flag and put up a fight.

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As recently as last year, supporters of centrist Democrats like Rep. Tom Suozzi and Rep. Laura Gillen, who both represent suburban Long Island districts, whispered that they felt Cuomo had been railroaded by the national Democratic Party for becoming too popular at a moment when the party was pushing to rally around Joe Biden, then the oldest president ever.

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Spincic also attributes the growth to our cultural climate, theorizing people need community and tension-free places to rally around.

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But the Massachusetts establishment protects its own, and we’d expect them to rally around Markey again.

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Harrison’s first legislative session was in 2023, around the same time that conservative higher education activists were starting to rally around ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

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