flagging

Example Sentences

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Notes from school nurses flagging that a child failed a vision screening may also get lost in a backpack on the way home, educators say.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

When a flagging Marseille crashed out of the Champions League, losing 3-0 in Bruges, reports emerged De Zerbi had lost the dressing room.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

While Unilever successfully rebuffed that deal, it suddenly needed new answers to questions from investors about flagging growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Those efforts matter, but flagging suspect bets is not the same as figuring out the facts.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

“He kept flagging the dialogue in the manuscript and writing on the margins: ‘Do people actually say this?’

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie