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For example, if a parent account is created using the same device or email address the teen uses, that is a red flag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Labels and the maple leaf from the Canadian flag clearly identifying products' origins have proliferated in stores since last year.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
In addition, the analysts flag a likely deceleration in constant-currency backlog growth, estimating SAP will end the year at 24% organic growth versus the 26% figure from June.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
The weather service is forecasting high temperatures of up to 108 degrees across the lower mountains and foothills and Cuyama Valley, according to the red flag warning, which goes into effect at 10 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Aunt Kitty and I tucked into an alcove behind an enormous statue of Lady Justice while Detective Webster hid himself behind a flag.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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The US president's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner this week flagged "very positive and active conversations".
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
On the earnings call, Cerebras flagged that it was continuing to work on scaling wafer supply, manufacturing capacity and data-center capacity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Cofnas also flagged several other pieces Arday wrote that appeared to include plagiarized text.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
OpenAI is also adding eating disorder-themed prompts to a list of harmful user requests which will be flagged to parents with linked accounts.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
It seemed we walked forever, but Lynn’s enthusiasm never flagged.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
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Shein, its main competitor in the fast-fashion industry, has been facing regulatory headwinds in the U.S. and the EU and has also struggled with flagging sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Analysts also questioned whether Walmart's income could continue to grow despite flagging sales.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Ballmer was the perfect deep-pocket partner to fund Catona’s flagging operations and lend legitimacy to Catona’s carbon credit business,” says the amended complaint viewed by The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Her efforts led the antivirus software Kaspersky to begin flagging the tools known as stalkerware as a privacy threat to its customers instead of labeling it as benign.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Even the fittest of us were flagging now, and soon the hollows would catch up to us and we’d have to face them in the middle of the street.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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