as in flags
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
pennons flew from the yachts gathered in the harbor for the festival
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The flags in the AI image have also been a key part of this discourse, as social media users were quick to point out that the flag in the foreground has 40 stars rather than 50.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025 -
To symbolize this united centrist front, adherents of The Change fly American flags that have been reconfigured to place the field of stars smack in the middle of the stripes.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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According to Macy’s, the company plans to expand the fulfillment and replenishment service to products sold via Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury banners over the next two years.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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Newspapers reported that more than 300 protesters, including coal dealers, operators and miners, parked their trucks outside City Hall, waving banners.—
Robert Wyss,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Pennons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pennons. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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