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flank

[flangk] / flæŋk /
NOUN
haunch of an animate being
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The MoD said the Rivet Joint had been conducting a routine international flight to aid in securing Nato's eastern flank.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The 43.7 billion euros will go to the most populated country on NATO's eastern flank, that has become the alliance's largest spender in relative terms, allocating 4.8 percent of its GDP to defence.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Fernandes runs down the right flank having left his central position.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The billions in funding will go to the most populated country on NATO's eastern flank, and the alliance's largest spender in relative terms, allocating 4.8 percent of its GDP to defence.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

A woman whose flank and jaw glinted hard as salt when she knelt around a fire with other women; whose pale eyes were fixed on a distance where he couldn’t follow.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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