flagging

Example Sentences

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But after flagging the fan to security staff, the singer became impatient at what he saw as a lack of urgency.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The Fed's 11-1 vote kept rates steady at a range between 3.50 percent and 3.75 percent, with officials flagging one expected rate cut by the end of the year.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

As if to revive potentially flagging interest along the way, something big would hit the stage almost on the hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

One morning when Ishmael was eight years old a pair of surveyors had showed up with their transits and alidades and knotted red flagging everywhere.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson