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Just as El Tri was applying more pressure in the first half, Bukayo Saka broke away down the right flank and sent a cross to Bellingham, who scored in the 36th minute.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

In the forwards, George Martin makes his first England start since the 2025 Six Nations, joining Alex Coles in the second row with Ollie Chessum on the blindside flank.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Anthony Gordon started on the opposite flank to Madueke and their energetic performances on the wings was one of the positives of the match for Tuchel's side.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Belarus, which borders Ukraine and NATO's eastern flank countries, is closely allied with Russia.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

They decided to flank the Long Knives behind the rock.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III

Trout, their speckled flanks gleaming in the sun, gulped them down one by one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

England pushed more players forward after the second hydration break, were finding more space on the flanks and played with more urgency as DR Congo visibly tired.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

But, for whatever reason, we have not posed a consistent threat down the flanks and constantly changing the back four has not helped our defensively stability either.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Holding a glass jug, Jorge Velazco Rocha crouches before a contraption of wooden barrels stacked in cascading fashion at his roadside tavern along the scrubby flanks of the Volcán de Colima.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Lines of muscle along the horse’s back, flanks, and belly bulged with the effort, cutting sweeping stripes into his coat.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Jacob Shaffelburg and Ryan Hollingshead flanked him on either side as though posing for a family photo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

Both players flanked Rabiot in the middle of the pitch, with the former Crystal Palace player finding himself in holding midfield positions at times, perhaps with a nod to using his long-passing quality deeper.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

The author’s there, the affable Fernando González Viñas, flanked by a matador and his entourage.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

As is the case throughout, the questioners—the chairman, played with snide malice by Michael McKean, is flanked by two “investigators”—are pious, bullying and laughably disingenuous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

They were flanked by two big footmen in powdered wigs and braided coats, satin knee britches and white stockings.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

That leaves room for all sorts of brainstorming, including Aitken’s curiosity about flanking the development with high-rise residential buildings, similar to the condominiums that have risen next to Petco Park in San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

The two brothers were close, flanking their grandmother on the royal balcony or smiling on the sidelines of a polo match.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

Terry Haines, founder of Pangaea Policy, an analysis and forecasting firm, called the Washington-Delhi deal "an answer to those thinking the EU is flanking or gaining speed on the US on trade."

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026

In the book, there are photos of him in high school, posing with two women flanking either side of him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025

Few windows on the tall buildings flanking us were lit.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago