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rally round the flag

verb

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  1. To unite in order to support one's country, especially during a crisis or war.

    • Alternatively, the fires and explosions might cause Russians to rally around the flag in ways damaging to Ukraine, such as in building support for a general mobilization in Russia.
    • The result was not revolt, but a familiar wartime dynamic: a rally around the flag, reinforced by coercion and fear of state retribution.

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