Aprotest ordemonstration for or against something, but often with speeches and often without marching, especially in North America.
a politicalrally
2017 April 8, Nicola Slawson, “Birmingham mosque counters EDL rally with ‘best of British’ tea party”, inThe Guardian[1], archived fromthe original on6 July 2019:
The EDL said Saturday’srally was aimed at highlighting what it describes as a “continued increase in Islamic terrorism” linked to Birmingham.
2025 March 3, Nico Lang, ““Simply Trying to Exist”: How Trans Americans Are Navigating the Confusion and Chaos of Trump’s Passport Policy”, inThem[2], archived fromthe original on13 March 2025:
Mortenson, who asked to use a pseudonym for this story, says she has been attendingrallies and vigils in her home state to regain her optimism, but she’s finding it tough.
1664,John Tillotson, “Sermon I. The Wisdom of Being Religious.Job XXVIII. 28.”, inThe Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, Late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury:[…], 8th edition, London:[…] T. Goodwin, B[enjamin] Tooke, and J. Pemberton,[…]; J. Round[…], andJ[acob] Tonson][…], published1720,→OCLC:
Innumerable parts of matter chanced just then torally together, and to form themselves into this new world.
1697,Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, inJohn Dryden, transl.,The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis.[…], London:[…]Jacob Tonson,[…],→OCLC:
The Greciansrally, and their powers unite.
2019 July 2, Louise Taylor, “Alex Morgan heads USA past England into Women’s World Cup final”, inThe Guardian[3]:
The USA were dominant but, to England’s immense credit, they repeatedlyrallied, refusing to fold. Indeed they could conceivably have gone in level at the interval had Naeher not made an acrobatic, stretching, fingertip save to divert Walsh’s 25-yard thunderbolt as it whizzed unerringly on its apparently inexorable trajectory towards the top corner.
(ambitransitive) To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness.
Norbourne was almost thankful for any excuse that enabled him to avoid seeing Lady Marchmont. In vain he sought torally his spirits, and to conceal his depression; but the idea of Ethel mocked his efforts to forget.
2022 December 14, Nils Pratley, “Bitcoin has rallied. What are crypto’s true believers still smoking?”, inThe Guardian[4]:
Bitcoin has still plunged in value by almost two-thirds this year, it should be said. But it has alsorallied by about 10% since the downwards lurch when FTX filed for bankruptcy in mid-November, which is extraordinary.
So the athletic Magnolia instantly impounded the little Lieutenant, and began torally him, in the sort of slang she delighted in, with plenty of merriment and malice upon histendre for Miss Chattesworth, and made the gallant young gentleman blush and occasionally smile, and bow a great deal, and take some snuff.
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