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It comes after Nato forces shot down a drone over Lithuania in the latest security scare on the alliance's eastern flank, where tensions remain high amid Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

In recent months, states across NATO's eastern flank have faced a raft of hostile actions from Moscow and Minsk ranging from drone incursions to cyberattacks.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

The physical defenses along NATO’s eastern flank, such as the dragon’s teeth, were erected in the past few years and dubbed the “Baltic Defense Line.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

They rest on small folding tables, they’re affixed to the columns and palm trees that flank her front door.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

We are in a crater, the English are coming down obliquely, they are turning our flank and working in behind us.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Keane Lewis-Potter: Clinical finish for Brentford's opening goal and provided quality on the flanks.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

For a Rangers side crying out for attacking guile and inventiveness on the flanks, Curtis being limited to just eight minutes in their Premiership opener against United was surprising.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

It warned of hot volcanic debris flows down Fuego's slopes, with communities on the western and southern flanks at the greatest risk.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

The wide, elevated rift flanks predicted by the new simulations also appear in images captured by the Magellan probe during its 1990's mission.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026

They would sneak around either side and attack the Cyclops from the flanks while I held his attention in the front.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

Plans for the arch from earlier this year feature a golden, winged Lady Liberty on the top, flanked by two gold eagles.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

In the picture, Mahmoud sits on the floor flanked by the soldiers, looking diminutive, younger than his 22 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

The blue-lit monotony of every day is replaced by warm amber table lamps and dimly lit corners flanked by books on all sides.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

This past June, Mr. Threadgill stood center stage flanked by pianist Vijay Iyer and drummer Dafnis Prieto at Manhattan’s Jazz Gallery, where these three first played as a trio 15 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

They were flanked by cameras, and Moss’s mother grabbed his arm.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Kinjo says that reefs flanking his seaside farm consist entirely of corals he cultivated, with their natural peers "no longer able to keep up with a tremendous increase in stress" in the anthropogenically polluted ocean.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

UK government figures from 2024 say an average of 81,578 vehicles passed eastbound every day between the two junctions flanking the Brynglas Tunnels.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

Primitive by U.S. standards, the silos are little more than deep holes dug into the side of a mountain that point toward the nearby Persian Gulf, flanking a paved entrance to the underground facility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

As he spoke, a camera found a woman wearing an Oasis T-shirt openly weeping — openly sobbing — and sent her image to the giant video screens flanking the stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025

Far across he could see the castle entrance and the armed soldiers flanking it.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman