flank
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"Europe is the eastern flank of the United States," he told a defence forum in Paris last week.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Japan plays a critical role: It hosts major American bases and has been steadily fortifying its southwestern flank, a chain of islands stretching from Okinawa to Yonaguni, some 70 miles from Taiwan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
“The A-10 Warthog is now engaged across the southern flank, targeting fast-attack watercraft in the Strait of Hormuz,” he told reporters at the Pentagon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The audience roars as Keller and Knight flank Storrie before Knight jokes, “It was gonna be just us, but we thought we’d invite the guys too.”
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
It lodged in the flank of a gray wolf scarcely twenty feet away.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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