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[flap] / flæp /




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Thousands tuned in to a popular livestream set up by Friends of Big Bear Valley, to watch the juvenile eagle, nicknamed Luna, flap its wings and glide to a nearby tree for the first time.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

The tidal flap first broke in the spring of 2024.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

In this North Carolina town, Shibumis, lightweight shade structures that flap in the wind like giant flags flown horizontally, are everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The bitter flap about historical memory appears to have had little if any impact on business, tourism and other links between Spain and Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Nobody is in the back, either, where undershirts flap on a clothing line and a garden bed, dirt and weeds in November, sits waiting to be readied for spring.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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