red flag

Example Sentences

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For some, the extra layer of privacy that Zcash offers is a red flag.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

That is always a red flag for me when I’m reading an OLC opinion.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

"He never had a single red flag at all."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

On Feb. 4, it broke above a five-month cup-base pivot of $149.89, but the breakout quickly fizzled—a red flag.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Reshevsky paced up and down, a few spectators waited patiently, and when the little red flag fell precisely at noon, the tournament director declared the game a forfeit.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady