flagging

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It's not just a one-way street for Magyar: he will be desperate to show his promise to reset ties with Brussels can bring fast benefits to Hungary and its flagging economy.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Notes from school nurses flagging that a child failed a vision screening may also get lost in a backpack on the way home, educators say.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

When a flagging Marseille crashed out of the Champions League, losing 3-0 in Bruges, reports emerged De Zerbi had lost the dressing room.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Sharper-than-expected increases in memory prices and flagging sales for electric vehicles could add pressure, while downside risks from the Middle East conflict could add to the strain, says the ratings company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

One morning when Ishmael was eight years old a pair of surveyors had showed up with their transits and alidades and knotted red flagging everywhere.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson