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Revere Securities, one of the top underwriters of foreign penny-stock IPOs, agrees to an $800,000 fine for failing to flag suspicious activity without admitting or denying the findings.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
OpenAI has previously apologised for failing to flag the shooter's account with law enforcement, and is facing several lawsuits over the incident.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
But they didn’t flag their concerns more broadly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The department would also be permitted to conduct regular audits to flag officers who use the system frequently or conduct unusual searches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
It was a birdcage, dangling from the tower window like a flag in the wind, but inside the birdcage she could see a small and frightened Sunny.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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That was dealt a blow by a Financial Times report saying OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, expected to make $50 billion in annualised revenue this year, far less than the $70 billion flagged previously.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Researchers from Uttarakhand conducted two separate studies over five years which flagged key threats to the bird.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
He was sacked four times, and the Seahawks were flagged twice for roughing the passer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
But if Oman had formally pulled Hammami’s license over its concerns, it likely would have been flagged to the U.A.E., people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Mtisha had some money and we flagged down a cab.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
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He ticked through a laundry list of Florida constituents – retirees, teachers, emergency workers, restaurant staff and local government employees, flagging that they need to be able to "make ends meet".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Friday’s strong showing for stocks has helped to revive some of investors’ flagging optimism, hinting at further gains ahead in the fourth quarter, said Jose Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
Both state-backed and independent pollsters have tracked flagging approval ratings for the Russian leader and the war—even though they still show a level of support that would be unusual for any Western leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Her efforts led the antivirus software Kaspersky to begin flagging the tools known as stalkerware as a privacy threat to its customers instead of labeling it as benign.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
With his flagging strength, he fought to raise the blade again.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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