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as in emblems
a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark
that ensign of tutorial authority, the hickory stick
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as in flags
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
fittingly, the organization promoting the welfare of marine life features a dolphin on its ensign
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Stroke by stroke, the emblems take shape over time; time Rollins spends reflecting on the drug charges that landed him in jail and what the experience has cost him.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025 -
Through these stories, audiences learned to view extravagant dwellings as not just emblems of individual success but portals into a fantasy life.—
Kim Hew-Low,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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Many people held up trans flags calling to protect trans rights and provide equality for all people under the law.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Jan. 2026
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By March 2024, the state had already spent $3 million reimbursing ranchers for damages caused by wolves throughout the northern part of the state, as well as the cost of investing in nonlethal deterrents to keep them away, such as fencing, flags and other methods.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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But the underlying concept of the meme arguably predates Dawkins — humans have long used symbols to pass along ideas, as The New York Times noted in 2022.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Built between the late 1800s and early 1900s, these architectural gems survived the 1906 earthquake and flourished as symbols of endurance.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, chants rippled across the crowd of Angelenos, some of whom waved American and California flags and banners from Mexico and Palestine.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Security personnel typically clean up flags, banners and signs that demonstrators leave behind at the embassy, the spokesperson added, explaining that security staff do not generally prohibit the placing of such items.—
Mariam Khan,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Rickette owns several trademarks for the business name and sent the owners of Uncle Remy's a cease-and-desist letter.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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As always, special trademarks and protections to later adaptations and revisions still apply.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
26 Dec. 2025
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“Ensigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensigns. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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