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a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
the flags of both countries were prominently displayed at the treaty signing
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to lose bodily strength or vigor
we flagged as we neared the end of the long mountain trail
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Recent Examples of flag
Calmatters, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
The Harpswell Marine Resources & Harbor Management said in a July 16 Facebook post that the great white shark sightings over 48 hours east of Bailey Island caused the agency to implement shark notification flags at Cedar Beach.
—James Powel, USA Today, 17 July 2025
Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Durbin is demanding clarification on whether additional records were withheld, what happened to flagged documents, and whether surveillance footage from Epstein's jail cell was altered before release.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
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Noun
Troops will also have a full color U.S. flag on the right shoulder.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
The Harpswell Marine Resources & Harbor Management said in a July 16 Facebook post that the great white shark sightings over 48 hours east of Bailey Island caused the agency to implement shark notification flags at Cedar Beach.
—James Powel, USA Today, 17 July 2025
Verb
Travelers who accidentally pack more in their carry-on bags get flagged for extra screening, prolonging the process for them and potentially fellow travelers.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Durbin is demanding clarification on whether additional records were withheld, what happened to flagged documents, and whether surveillance footage from Epstein's jail cell was altered before release.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
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The test site for the platform was at St David’s, a shopping center in Cardiff, Wales, where it was piloted by Landsec, as previously reported, under the Co.Lab banner and in a white label joint venture with LDC.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The event provides information on the history of cannabis and its usages through educational banners, booths and seminars.—
Kat Tran
Updated July 14,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Matches and a lighter can help start fire to act as an emergency signal in times of need.—
Helena Wegner
July 14,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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These micro-interactions are powerful signals of respect.—
London Business School,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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My dad was an ensign on the USS Pensacola for three years, three months and three days in the South Pacific.—
Jim Martin,
Denver Post,
26 May 2025
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Othello star Jake Gyllenhaal’s backstage home-away-from-home in Broadway’s Barrymore theater is an extension of the Shakespearean world he’s been steeped in while developing his version of Iago, the duplicitous ensign to the titular Venetian army general played by Denzel Washington.—
Charlotte Collins,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2025
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With Boone managing the American League after winning a pennant last season, there had been some assumptions that the skipper would/could pick Fried to start the exhibition.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
11 July 2025
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Arenado is happy, and the Cardinals are 49-43 and in the thick of the pennant race with the All-Star break coming up next week.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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“Flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flag. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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