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as in mobilization
an act of gathering forces together to renew or attempt an effort
in a last-minute rally the Confederates at Bull Run were able to turn a near defeat into an upset victory
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as in demonstration
a mass meeting for the purpose of displaying or arousing support for a cause or person
a huge rally for the candidate on the eve of the election
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as in recovery
the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength
the doctors were amazed at the sick child's unexpected rally, which was apparently due to the new drug
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as in to mobilize
to assemble and make ready for action
rallied the Red Cross workers to deal with the devastating earthquake
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as in to recover
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
despite the best care that medicine could provide, the elderly woman never really rallied from her fractured hip
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as in to rebound
to regain a former or normal state
after wavering a moment on the balance beam, she quickly rallied and finished with a fine dismount
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Recent Examples of rally
Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
By contrast, a rally of Yoon supporters emptied following the news.
—Joyce Lee, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Matias Grez, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
The radical themes of her early works, including the poetry collection Black Judgement, were a rallying cry for the Black Power movement.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Several journalists were beaten by police, and media workers accused authorities of using thugs to deter people from attending anti-government rallies, which Georgian Dream denies.
—Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
By contrast, a rally of Yoon supporters emptied following the news.
—Joyce Lee, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The fans even have tried to rally him a little bit.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
The radical themes of her early works, including the poetry collection Black Judgement, were a rallying cry for the Black Power movement.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The addition of North Korean forces allows Putin to offset battlefield losses without taking the unpopular move of further mobilization while freeing up Russian troops for the front line.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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America and its allies could benefit from providing an effective counter organization to their mobilization.Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Dustin Reed, a father of one of the special needs children refused dine-in service at the restaurant, moved the cups away from the demonstration.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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In the past two decades, the police tactics to suppress demonstrations have become less violent.John Yoon, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Your employees will lose traction on key priorities, focusing instead on damage control and recovery, instead of new product development.Steve Gickling, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Year-on-year, the quarterly numbers still show a decline of 2 percent (compared with the third quarter of 2023), but recovery must start somewhere.Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 18 Dec. 2024
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To be sure, with some more risky parts of the market rallying, some investors worry the market is getting too frothy.Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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But despite a rallying call from small island states like Vanuatu and developing nations most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, countries failed to agree on an ambitious climate finance target.Maeve Campbell, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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The protests come after the EDC originally in late 2022 picked Saker, which has operated the pad for nearly 20 years, to keep running it.Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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In North Korea, AFP footage showed students scrolling through photos of anti-Yoon protests posted on the website of ruling party daily the Rodong Sinmun.Amanda Gerut, Fortune Asia, 12 Dec. 2024
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Patients showed immediate improvement to their mobility when the deep brain stimulation was switched on during rehabilitation.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
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Since its inception, more than 1,000 students have participated, working with lawyers to outline the full scope of a person’s life, from the circumstances of their crimes to their rehabilitation.Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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On Saline’s first drive, Carr — who nearly had his first throw get picked off — went 6-for-6 for 55 yards as the nine-play, 80-yard march was capped by a 15-yard TD run by Rush.Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
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Blake’s grandfather, Jacob Blake Sr., was a prominent minister and civil rights leader in the Chicago area who helped organize a march and spoke in support of comprehensive housing law in Evanston, Ill., days after the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 24 Aug. 2020
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“Rally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rally. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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