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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Newsmax is the latest conservative-focused company to ride a wave of retail investor enthusiasm to an eye-popping valuation.
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Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
For now, traders can ride the wave of cocoa’s bull market, but the long-term implications for consumers and the industry are far less sweet.
—David T. Nudelman, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Ready to ride the wave of increasing enthusiasm, Lega Serie A - the League's governing body - has also expressed their desire to bring at least one official Serie A match to American soil within three years.
—David Ferrini, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Both missteps reflected a broader unwillingness to contend with tradeoffs in economic policy and allowed Trump to ride a wave of discontent back into the White House.
—Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
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Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
For now, traders can ride the wave of cocoa’s bull market, but the long-term implications for consumers and the industry are far less sweet.
—David T. Nudelman, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Ready to ride the wave of increasing enthusiasm, Lega Serie A - the League's governing body - has also expressed their desire to bring at least one official Serie A match to American soil within three years.
—David Ferrini, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Both missteps reflected a broader unwillingness to contend with tradeoffs in economic policy and allowed Trump to ride a wave of discontent back into the White House.
—Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
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