rallying
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Everyone from abortion-rights advocates to evangelicals to holistic health practitioners was rallying for cancer patients’ right to choose laetrile, all to the great frustration of medical authorities.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
Pope Leo XIV vowed not to let illness or old age affect his zeal Tuesday, after rallying hundreds of thousands of Argentines in Cordoba and urging them to "go forth and be saints!"
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
Stories about actors risking life and limb to succeed became the thematic rallying call at this year’s TIFF.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Even sectors known as defensives, such as healthcare and consumer staples, which had been rallying in the face of the recent tech weakness, sold off.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
On 22 August that year, the King raised his standard at Nottingham, rallying his followers against Parliament.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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