flag
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Zhang Xue wept with joy and furiously waved a Chinese flag as he watched his company's superbike scream across the finish line four seconds ahead of competitors in only its third world championship race.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
Rangzen's livestream of his death shows a heavy-set man striding across a street in a traditional "chuba" robe and planting a Tibetan flag outside the UN.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
On the tarmac close by were several Ukrainian Antonov cargo planes, stripes along their enormous bodies in the blue and yellow of the country's flag.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The most common red flag is an articulate comment that merely summarizes the post it’s addressing, Roth said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
With only seconds to spare, Bobby just barely made his fortieth move against Bronstein before his flag fell, which otherwise would have caused him to be forfeited.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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A further 4% spotted significant health conditions that required further treatment, and 1.2% flagged conditions that could be reversed such as pre-diabetic blood sugar levels.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The insurers, Delaware Life and Clear Spring Life and Annuity, said in a regulatory filing last month that those deals weren’t correctly flagged for their affiliation with Walter, which can present potential conflicts of interest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
They flagged Hilton’s alarming livestream within minutes, closed other live streams within 90 seconds and banned the account, the spokesperson said, but its removal was delayed by what was characterized as “a moderator error.”
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Disney also flagged that it is “mid-stream” through work to cut costs, including in labor and selling, general and administrative expenses.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Once he started narrating, our interest never flagged.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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Gerald said that before the auction, one editor who read the “Call Me, I’ll Hide the Body” proposal expressed concern about possible AI use, flagging passages in which the tone and cadence raised questions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
There’s little doubt that that reports of Situational Awareness getting blown out have helped revive investors’ confidence in the flagging AI trade, according to Michael O’Rourke, chief market strategist at Jones Trading.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
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
“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
With his flagging strength, he fought to raise the blade again.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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