ride a/the wave of
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: to experience a time when many people share a strong feeling or attitude about something at the same time
a time when the mayor was still riding a wave of public approval
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One way investors can ride the wave of optimism heading into 2025 is by shorting Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation ETF and buying the equal-weighted S & P 500 Index, according to Trivariate Research.
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Brian Evans, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
So, can the Knicks ride the wave of Anunoby, Towns, and Jalen Brunson to the Finals?
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The $80 million Balmoral Village project would ride a wave of development in the Allisonville and 96th Street area, which city officials targeted for growth a few years ago.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2024
Perhaps the most politically practical way to modernize the grid is to ride the wave of infrastructure investment, especially by drawing on funds earmarked for storm recovery.
—Brian Warshay, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2015
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Brian Evans, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
So, can the Knicks ride the wave of Anunoby, Towns, and Jalen Brunson to the Finals?
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The $80 million Balmoral Village project would ride a wave of development in the Allisonville and 96th Street area, which city officials targeted for growth a few years ago.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2024
Perhaps the most politically practical way to modernize the grid is to ride the wave of infrastructure investment, especially by drawing on funds earmarked for storm recovery.
—Brian Warshay, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2015
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