following suit

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Whatever is in store for him next, Watson says he "definitely will" be tuning in, and it's likely many other fans will be following suit.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

This time, farmers in WA first began reporting plague-like numbers of mice in March, with their neighbours in South Australia following suit shortly after.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

He converted to Islam in his late teens, during the 1990s, with several of his siblings and his mother following suit, his sister said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

More recently, in the wake of the 2020 Abraham Accords, which normalized ties between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, among others, a few Pakistani journalists raised the possibility of following suit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Dozens of cities in the United States are now following suit, pledging to use 100 percent renewable energy by 2050 or sooner.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler