flap
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One fortune, written on the inside of a flap, said, “You will meet a new cat!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The flap could become one of the first major challenges for Disney Chief Executive Josh D’Amaro, who succeeded Bob Iger last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
An airline spokesman said the move isn’t linked to the language flap, rather the 68-year-old “has reached a natural retirement age.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
"Therefore, getting a cat flap is proving a little bit difficult."
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
So I poke my head inside the tent flap.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
But flaps have flared up in the last lap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Because as each goose flaps its wings, it creates an updraft for the following bird.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
As the valve tissue degenerates, the thin flaps that should meet neatly can thicken, stretch, or lose their normal shape.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Below us sheep graze in the fields and clothes flaps on a washing line in a back garden.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
I cleaned the tires, polished up the front bumper, practically licked the mud flaps clean.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
A string of miniature national flags flapped in the wind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Rew flapped at the ball gloved down the leg side off Archer, much to the displeasure of the bowler.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Tide tables have become the stuff of national interest, and rare moments when the exhausted whale has blown water or flapped its fin have warranted breaking news bulletins.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
As labor continued, she got into a squatting position; she let out some squeals and her tail flapped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
A flurry of feathers erupted out of the cornfield, and a crow squawked and flapped awkwardly away.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Shortly before 11:30 a.m., one of the two famous eaglets — later identified as Sandy — was flapping her wings on a branch just outside the nest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
Floridians are flapping over what should be the state bird.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Looking in the rear view mirror of my own car and seeing my dog’s jowls flapping in the breeze as we zoom through Arizona.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026
Little stone circles had been laid as impromptu memorials to the men at the site where they died, a little Palestinian flag flapping above one.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
They soared over us, ranting and raving and angrily flapping their wings.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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