flags

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His lead frigates, flying American flags, entered the heavily fortified port under a cover of fog that lifted at a most inconvenient time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Because it is derby weekend too, we have used memorabilia from past derby days - flags and banners - and cut it up to make my jacket and shorts.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Meanwhile, the other half of Pearce’s stagflation formula, the unemployment rate, hasn’t really raised red flags, although labor conditions have certainly been choppy so far this year.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

While the drug showed efficacy for ovarian and endometrial cancers with no major safety red flags in early-stage studies, there are caveats about small sample sizes and slightly different prior lines of therapy, Jefferies says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The screen behind her returned to the blue butterfly image that was on all the signs and banners and flags for the rally, and Natalie took a deep breath.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz