flag-bearer

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Meyers Taylor fought concussions and even a bout of Covid at Beijing 2022 that spoiled another dream: acting as Team USA’s flag-bearer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Antetokounmpo, who led the Bucks to their second-ever NBA championship in 2021, represented Greece as their flag-bearer in the Paris Olympic Games this summer.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2024

A lofty claim, though one befitting a reigning interpreter of this repertoire: Gardiner, 80, a scholarly flag-bearer of the historically informed performance movement for a half-century, has virtually set the standard in Bach’s sacred music.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2023

I don’t really feel the responsibility to be everyone’s flag-bearer for mental illness.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023

The flag-bearer was determined by a vote by my US teammates across all sports, and I was honored to even be in the running with world-famous athletes like Carmelo Anthony, Serena Williams, and Allyson Felix.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad