flag

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Some 30 artworks from the 1800s onward reveal the changes to the flag over the nation’s history and how shifting ideas about America and what its banner represents have shaped the creative world.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The last verse of the song says it all: “You know that flag flying over the courthouse means certain things are set in stone / Who we are, what we’ll do and what we won’t.”

From Salon • May 28, 2026

One yellow flag is grid operators spending beyond their means on green transformation, warns Nadege Tillier, head of corporate credit research at ING.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“They would hire a random coach off the street and we’d play flag football,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Not only had it taken place in international waters, but it turned out that the I’m Alone had been manned by Canadians sailing under a Canadian flag.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield