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flank

[flangk] / flæŋk /
NOUN
haunch of an animate being
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Another flagship project, called Eastern Flank Watch, is aimed at fortifying the EU's eastern borders by sea, air and land to protect against so-called hybrid warfare, as well as from Russia's shadow fleet.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

"Overall, I think the Eastern Flank is a little bit more listened to right now," he said.

From Reuters • Sep. 13, 2023

Stoltenberg stressed the importance of continued defense spending to the Eastern Flank leaders and commended “the fact that many of them meet or exceed the 2% target of GDP on defense spending.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2022

Flank straps are made of cotton and loosely tied around what would be the waist of a human to cue bulls, not to force them to buck.

From Washington Times • Feb. 21, 2022

He wandered across the Crixa, found himself in the middle of the ni-Frith silflay with the Left Flank Mark and went underground with them.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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