flagging

Example Sentences

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Former deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara has criticised Downing Street for apparently not flagging McSweeney's phone theft to the police as a security risk.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 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

In the past, cycles crashed as new factories came online, alleviating shortages often at the same time demand was flagging.

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

They were flagging in the rays of the bright sun, winter sun shining in a pale cool sky though it was; their heads were down and their tongues lolling out.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien