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bandwagon

[band-wag-uhn] / ˈbændˌwæg ən /




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The ambitious Mr. Khanna has instead tried to distinguish himself by flailing after every bandwagon that goes by, from Jeffrey Epstein and billionaire wealth taxes to AI regulation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Reluctantly joining the bandwagon thanks to the rising cost of living is her friend Emmanuella.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Why not simply mention AI to hop on the bandwagon?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

“Favorable polls lead to more fundraising. There’s a bandwagon effect.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Griffith’s experiment may have stuffed genetics into a one-way taxicab and sent it scuttling toward a strange future—but Avery was reluctant to climb on that bandwagon.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Another upside to Scrupulosity Rooting is how it allows for jumping on and off bandwagons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2020

“People start jumping on bandwagons on whatever we’re talking about and you just shake your head and it’s like, really? That’s not even reality,” he said Sunday.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2016

Others just like to jump on bandwagons and back winners.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2016

Finally, a few bandwagons I couldn’t get on: ‘Girls,’ ‘Orphan Black,’ ‘Mad Men.’

From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2013

Because celebrity bandwagons come and then they go again.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2013


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