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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Rally to



"Americans could — and did — rally to that news, as well as to news of victories elsewhere that would soon follow."

Hello, can someone explain what "rally to" means in the above sentence?

  

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'Become enthusiastic about', I suppose. There is not enough context to suggest anything further.

  • 'Become enthusiastic about', I suppose.
  • There is not enough context to suggest anything further.
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'Become enthusiastic about', I suppose. There is not enough context to suggest anything further.
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Ok, one more sentence:

After a year of dispiriting losses in the Pacific, the landings allowed Roosevelt to say the fight was now being taken to the Axis. Americans could — and did — rally to that news, as well as to news of victories elsewhere that would soon follow.

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