flagging
Example Sentences
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Since the pandemic, millions of Chinese youth have dealt with increasing financial pressure, high unemployment rates and a flagging economy.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
One experienced trader is flagging the stress visible in equity financing rates and saying there’s a complacency from the conviction that the market only goes higher.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
“It’s a flagging industry. ... The industry will have to consolidate to survive,” said C. Kerry Fields, a USC Marshall School of Business economics professor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
At the Eurobike trade fair, hopes are high that smart and AI-enabled bicycles can revive an industry that has been dealing with years of flagging sales.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
“You mean—?” I didn’t get a chance to finish the thought, because he was already flagging down a very dazed eighth grade president.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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