Examples of flagging in a Sentence
Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Apr. 2024
A number of justices also expressed concern about curbing legitimate government responsibility in matters of public safety, such as flagging accounts of malign foreign actors or protecting teenagers from dangerous viral trends.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
The movie revived the flagging menswear industry, popularizing suits in dandyish glen plaids and pinstripes, and giving a boost to Ralph Lauren, who launched his first tie collection in 1967.
—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2024
New chiefs Joseph Tsai and Eddie Wu, two former deal-makers who took the helm from Daniel Zhang in 2023, are exploring options to turn around a flagging company hammered by two years of regulatory scrutiny.
—Jane Zhang, Fortune Asia, 5 Mar. 2024
But, demographers and economists say, Europe’s attempts to boost its flagging birth rate are missing the mark.
—Mark John, Anne Kauranen, and Gergely Szakacs, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb. 2024
Using front and shell companies, foreign partners, and diplomatic cover, as well as by false flagging vessels and changing ship ownership on registrations, North Korea has disguised many illicit transactions as innocent ones—or hidden them entirely.
—Jonathan Corrado, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2024
Chinese policymakers face mounting challenges to boost a flagging economy, including how to stabilise the property sector, counter deflationary pressures, reverse foreign capital outflows, and save a battered stock market.
—Laura He, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
That trend accounts for much of the Army’s overall flagging recruitment levels, the analysis found.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 20 Jan. 2024
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Word History
1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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