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The Stars and Stripes flutter close to a banner for the US Navy and another for the Marine Corps.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

“It affects us all,” said Hussein, 22, who lives and works near Sparkhill, a largely Muslim neighborhood in Birmingham, where Palestinian flags flutter above shops and festoon a nearby park.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

That’s the scenario posed by a new piece of commentary doing the rounds over the weekend, which has caused quite a flutter online.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026

In Nepal's eastern plains, rival political flags depicting blue bells and red suns flutter over tea farms and brick homes -- symbols of a local election campaign shaping landmark nationwide polls.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

The pages flutter as the surface of the ink ripples below.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Little wonder that the language of lepidoptery, with its lively flutters of phrase, has attracted so many literary types and other thinkers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

A mud-stained Venezuelan flag, tied to a pole, flutters in the Caribbean breeze.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

Metres away, just beyond the border post, an Iranian flag flutters in the snow.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026

Investors might want to listen to any flutters in their stomachs ahead of today’s Federal Reserve decision on interest rates.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025

Something flutters inside me as I think about that chilly November day, facing hundreds of people, including my family, friends, and community members, and singing my guts out.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

Two days later, thousands of Scots returned for Pride Night as the Toronto Blue Jays fluttered into town.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Outside many houses, British flags fluttered in the breeze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

Blue-and-white Israeli flags fluttered in the wind, as mourners held the young lieutenant's portrait alongside a homemade banner reading: "We will remember forever."

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025

The album covers fluttered like the display on a slot machine.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2025

Her eyes fluttered; with a gasp she fell upon a nearby settee.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

When CBN was withdrawn, the mice also displayed physical symptoms resembling withdrawal, including head twitching and paw fluttering.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

But underwater, we grit our teeth at Jay’s every fluttering breath.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

"With atypical absences that last longer, people may have automatic movements like fidgeting with their hands, eyelid fluttering and lip smacking. Some people may fall."

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Users say the devices have also registered a “bear” when it was a raccoon, a dog, even a fluttering flag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

One moment they are there, Celia’s dress fluttering in the wind and the rain, Marco’s hands pressed against her back, and the next they are only a blur of light and shadow.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern