: the sport of driving in automobile rallies (see rally entry 2 sense 4)
rallying
2 of 2present participle of rally entry 1, rally entry 3
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Noun
the rallying of students to support our petition for better bus service was made a lot easier by this morning's subzero temperatures
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Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Since the nineteen-sixties, much of American public life has become automated, driven by computers and predictive algorithms that can do the political work of rallying support, running campaigns, communicating with constituents, and even crafting policy.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The marque’s rallying success increased demand such that Alpine outsourced production to Spain, Bulgaria, Mexico, and Brazil.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
Through rallying support around the Digital Markets Act from EU regulators, the video game company has been able to resume operations of its digital Epic Games Store on iOS in the European Union, but the iPhone maker continues to block access to users outside of the EU.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Trump has made Michigan a frequent stop, rallying and campaigning in the state 17 times since the start of the year.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Since the nineteen-sixties, much of American public life has become automated, driven by computers and predictive algorithms that can do the political work of rallying support, running campaigns, communicating with constituents, and even crafting policy.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The marque’s rallying success increased demand such that Alpine outsourced production to Spain, Bulgaria, Mexico, and Brazil.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
Through rallying support around the Digital Markets Act from EU regulators, the video game company has been able to resume operations of its digital Epic Games Store on iOS in the European Union, but the iPhone maker continues to block access to users outside of the EU.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Rallying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rallying. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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