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When Ngoy reached out and grabbed the Iranian by the shirt, pulling him to the ground, he drew a red card, leaving Belgium to play the final half-hour down a man.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026
The number of departments on red alert has reached a record high, surpassing the previous peak of 20 recorded on July 24–25, 2019.
From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026
Today, ambitious rookies aren’t constrained by bureaucratic red tape or the strictures of office hierarchy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
In a first, the red alert -- France's highest heat warning -- was issued across half the country for Monday, as temperatures under the fierce heatwave were expected to climb further.
From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026
“When you change the things you do because you’re scared of the way someone will react, that’s the red flag you need to pay attention to.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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