flap
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The bitter flap about historical memory appears to have had little if any impact on business, tourism and other links between Spain and Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
The flap concerns the analysis we told you about last week by four economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
"Therefore, getting a cat flap is proving a little bit difficult."
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
Prof Brennan uses a surgical drill to remove a flap of skull.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
I look back just in time to see him flap his arms.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
As the valve tissue degenerates, the thin flaps that should meet neatly can thicken, stretch, or lose their normal shape.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
On Danielle’s flight to Minnesota, one of the flaps on the plane froze, causing an emergency landing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
These thrust differentials are coordinated with dual flaps on the trailing edges of the stubby wings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
"The flaps are set by pilots themselves, before take off, and there are several checklists and procedures to verify the setting," Mr Chan said.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025
If he’d known about flaps or how to use them, he wouldn’t have been going half the speed when he hit the water.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
As labor continued, she got into a squatting position; she let out some squeals and her tail flapped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
Thai flags flapped in the breeze and barbed wire lay scattered in Klong Paeng, another border village on the Thai military trip.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026
A U.S. flag flapped on a pole just above a Hanwha company flag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
As the crowd bounced, Cocker flapped across the stage like a washing line in a stiff breeze, his arms flailing and pointing at random.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025
The long-necked waterbirds swam and flapped around us, trying to snatch fish from the net, and the master shooed them away impatiently.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Floridians are flapping over what should be the state bird.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
He added, "I reached in there, and I was able to grab the end of that flapping piece, the already peeling piece. It was still attached to the bottom. I didn't remove anything."
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
Jackie and Shadow’s youngsters — now teens by eagle standards — are hopping and flapping their wings as they prepare for their first flight, known as fledging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Hemantha's dismissal – he hit his stumps with his bat flapping at Jamie Overton – summed up a poor Sri Lanka batting display, not that England will care.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
And then I felt that shadow again, and the chickens started to run, and I ran after them, flapping my arms and yelling to keep that hawk away.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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