flagrant

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Yet such flagrant signs of fraud didn’t raise alarms with state officials, who are in charge of regulating hospices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Both were assessed technical fouls with 5:12 remaining in the third quarter, and Williams’ hit was reviewed for a possible flagrant, although it was not upgraded.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been suspended for one game after picking up another flagrant foul, the NBA announced on Saturday.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Dana Milbank of the Washington Post described the Rosen affair as a flagrant assault on civil liberties.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

The most flagrant cases concern plants that were domesticated in one area but not in another.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond