flak
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Microsoft is among the data-center developers catching flak for lofty capital expenditures in the face of the data-center buildout.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
They had to do it when the flak was flying after the capitulation against Argentina in November and the opening defeat by Italy in Rome a few weeks back.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
His comments about the New York Fed researchers needing to be “disciplined,” meanwhile, drew flak from respected economists including Claudia Sahm.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026
She has donned flak jackets on ICE raids, posed toting a large gun and recorded messages urging immigrants to self-deport.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Gearhart had his head up, his flak jacket was open.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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The Things They Carried
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Fallen Angels
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