blue flu

Example Sentences

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The show can’t escape the “but these cops are good” mentality, as evidenced by the way the lead characters are the only ones who stay out of a “blue flu” strike protesting perceived anti-cop prejudice.

From Slate

Then came the "Blue Flu" — when a high number of police officers called out sick in protest.

From Fox News

Then came the “Blue Flu” - when a high number of police officers called out sick in protest.

From Washington Times

Then came the “Blue Flu” — when a high number of police officers called out sick in protest.

From Seattle Times

Two L.A. police officers have alleged in separate lawsuits that they were illegally disciplined after being wrongly accused of faking an illness as part of a “Blue Flu” protest.

From Los Angeles Times