rally round
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Despite the scale of the electoral mauling no immediate move was made to challenge his leadership and cabinet colleagues appeared to publicly rally round.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
Usually, all Americans are expected to rally round in times of war.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
"I know what will be going on there. They look after their students so well, they will rally round, but they will be absolutely torn apart by this," said Cox.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025
“Those assuming there might be some kind of rally round the flag effect for Truss and the Tories might need to think again,” Professor Bale said.
From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2022
Its aim was to return to the Lutheranism of the sixteenth century, and to rally round the confessions of faith of that period.
From History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion by Farrar, Adam Storey
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