flags

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On a Tokyo street corner, in the pouring rain, a swelling crowd gathered with drenched placards and sodden flags.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Earlier registry and observational studies have already raised red flags about potential downsides of this surgery.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Analyst John Storey flags the lender’s business bank as a standout, pointing to a 10% rise in cash earnings from six months earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

A Jewish woman whose grandparents were Holocaust survivors, and grew up at Bondi, told the inquiry she was "shocked to see flags being burnt at the Opera House -- it was such an un-Australian thing".

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

He was more than strange-looking, and his sudden appearance set off all kinds of red flags in my head.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall