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flagger

[flag-er] / ˈflæg ər /


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Also subject to the ban were Anna-Lena von Hodenberg and Josephine Ballon of HateAid, a German organization that the State Department said functions as a trusted flagger for enforcing the DSA.

From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025

"A flagger, I believe, is somebody trying to rekindle a bit of British pride," says Billy Cooper, a roofer from south-west London.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025

In Ventura County, no flagger does it better than Ventura High junior Ava Ortman, who is among the state leaders in touchdowns and is equally effective running the ball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024

The city of SeaTac sent a flagger to alternate cars on one road lane during school walk times, providing a 15-foot safety margin.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2023

“He was an omnivore, an orange-hanky flagger, an aficionado of all-you-can-eat buffets,” Lawlor writes of her shape-shifting protagonist.

From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

Already, Facebook employs thousands of unaccountable flaggers who make subjective, ad hoc decisions on what constitutes acceptable speech.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2020

It would also post flaggers to help guide pedestrians across the haul routes when in use.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2018

Mr. Weinstein said the M.T.A.’s subway action plan is “accelerating signal inspection, maintenance and upgrade projects throughout the system” and added that even if maintainers were acting as flaggers, critical work was being done.

From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2017

The flaggers told the outlet that the company had a backlog that may have prevented offending videos, including those involving children, from being swiftly removed.

From The Verge ● Nov. 15, 2017

And,' added my Lord Clonbrony, 'the flaggers, I hope, will be soon banished.'

From Tales and Novels — Volume 06 by Maria Edgeworth




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