white flag
noun
1
: a flag of plain white used as a flag of truce or as a token of surrender
2
: a token of weakness or yielding
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Louisville leaders announce white flag conditions Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a post to X, formerly Twitter, that white flag operations will be executed in the coming days due to cold temperatures and snowfall.
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Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
That doesn’t mean Disney and Pixar are waving the white flag of surrender and banishing original storytelling to the hinterlands.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
The San Diego Union-Tribune UPDATED: April 6, 2025 at 6:03 AM PDT
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On March 30, maritime law enforcement officials patrolling the ocean southwest of San Diego spotted and approached a suspicious vessel whose occupants were waving white flags to signal distress.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Boston recently traded away its best player, Rafael Devers, but that shouldn't be seen as the team waving the white flag.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
That doesn’t mean Disney and Pixar are waving the white flag of surrender and banishing original storytelling to the hinterlands.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
The San Diego Union-Tribune UPDATED: April 6, 2025 at 6:03 AM PDT
Listen to this article
On March 30, maritime law enforcement officials patrolling the ocean southwest of San Diego spotted and approached a suspicious vessel whose occupants were waving white flags to signal distress.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Boston recently traded away its best player, Rafael Devers, but that shouldn't be seen as the team waving the white flag.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20flag. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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