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flag-waving

[flag-wey-ving] / ˈflægˌweɪ vɪŋ /
NOUN
patriotism
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A smiling Xi welcomed Trump at the Great Hall of the People for a red-carpet arrival ceremony featuring a military honor guard and flag-waving schoolchildren.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Belarusian state media showed Kim and Lukashenko hugging at a lavish welcome programme on Wednesday involving an artillery salute and goose-stepping soldiers before a large flag-waving crowd at Kim Il Sung Square.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Leader Sir Ed Davey was greeted by a flag-waving crowd of party activists as he led a marching band through Bournemouth Central Gardens, twirling a baton - a deliberately patriotic twist on his trademark stunts.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

Kid Rock and Hulk Hogan and all the indistinguishable flag-waving country singers no doubt had their uses, but no one imagined they had any connection to or understanding of 21st-century youth culture.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025

Thousands of flag-waving revelers are lining Germany's streets.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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