flags
Example Sentences
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If CPI data show a biting price-spike, that will be among the first major red flags for the U.S. economy, which could trigger a spiral in stocks as long as the conflict stretches on.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
ZeroGPT, another popular detector, flags 96.4% of the Gettysburg Address as AI-written.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
In doing so, the DOJ has asked the states to sign onto an agreement under which they agree to remove within 45 days any voters that the DOJ flags as ineligible.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Items included flags that were meant to have been draped on coffins, sports shirts intended to be a loved one's final outfit and wedding photographs.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
As I stand at the edge of the shore, I catch glimpses of their flags, the words written across their canoes—some are written in another language, the same language they must be singing in.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.