coattails
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Some names, like Starbucks, Reynolds and Kirkland, have tried to ride one another’s coattails.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Presidents typically carry in on their coattails a bunch of their party’s candidates in marginal seats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Other IT consulting companies rode on the stock’s coattails Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
Court documents showed that Mondelēz International said Aldi uses similar packaging likely to "deceive" consumers and "ride the coattails" of the company's "attraction, fame and prestige".
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025
In the high-ceilinged dining room, a waiter in coattails led them to a table with ivory candles and a white linen tablecloth.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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