flank
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Velvet wingback chairs flank a fireplace and a stained-glass window obscures the parking lot outside.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
"Europe is the eastern flank of the United States," he told a defence forum in Paris last week.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Japan plays a critical role: It hosts major American bases and has been steadily fortifying its southwestern flank, a chain of islands stretching from Okinawa to Yonaguni, some 70 miles from Taiwan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Another deep area of low pressure will pass to the south of Iceland with strong winds on its southern flank across the UK.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
Leaving his right flank exposed, he struck out on his near side.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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