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The Fed cut its benchmark interest rate three times to close 2025 in an attempt to support a flagging labor market.—Matt Ott, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026 Brock Faber had the first goal for the Wild, who were again without first-line right wing Mats Zuccarello due to an upper-body injury that occurred in Game 1 and felt his absence on their flagging power play.—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026 Ovechkin, notably, didn’t mention flagging passion for the game as an issue.—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 As if to revive potentially flagging interest along the way, something big would hit the stage almost on the hour.—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flagging