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If I’m being honest, the estrangement raised a red flag.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
She was a key figure in lobbying Chaminade’s administration to add flag football to the sports program last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
In Italy, one student slogan last week urged protesters to "do as in France", while shared symbols, including the Jolly Roger pirate flag, have become common across youth rallies.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
The next day, police seized the 31-year-old, who was clad in a T-shirt bearing the image of Mahatma Gandhi and holding an Indian flag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Before they left, they lowered the Egyptian flag & raised an American flag on the masthead.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
Samuel has defended the video in which he flagged Harish's lack of credentials saying he was acting in the consumer interest.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
But the letters included allegations alone, no evidence or data verifying DHS’s claims, which Weber said she flagged and asked to see, to no avail.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
Over 1,500 users flagged issues with the app on platform outage monitor Downdetector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
He also hinted at a possible ban on social media for children under 16, and flagged changes to the age of criminal responsibility.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
I was on my way to homeroom when Mr. Kasigi, the assistant principal, flagged me down.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
"It's all very well the policy saying XYZ content is allowed, but if the algorithm is still flagging all of that content and suppressing it, that's where the problem comes in," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Tanden has finished up her marathon day with an appearance on CNN; she sparred with Scott Jennings about Donald Trump’s flagging poll numbers.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Savage tells clients in a note that Life360 has set a low bar by flagging an 18% Ebitda margin, down from 20% a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Friday’s strong showing for stocks has helped to revive some of investors’ flagging optimism, hinting at further gains ahead in the fourth quarter, said Jose Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
Torak seized his chance and hoisted the flagging cub in his arms.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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