black flag

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white flag
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  • This is not the first time the gang leader, who bears responsibility for the surge in violence that has led to more than 5,700 people being killed or injured from January to mid-September, has waved a white flag.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Seeing the reviews, Sony waved the white flag, reducing Klara and the Sun‘s theatrical release from wide to moderate on Rentrak.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
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