red flag

Example Sentences

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He’s waving a red flag about the very real chance that SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI will create an “impending chokepoint.”

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

But the sheer size of SpaceX’s expected offering, and Chief Executive Elon Musk’s expressed desire to have significant retail ownership, might make that less of a red flag this time around.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

If you keep hearing that your organization seeks “quick, agile, imaginative, technically proficient” staffers, that’s a potential red flag.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

That was followed by a red flag incident at Brandish near the end of Tuesday evening's sidecar qualifying session, which left Maria Costello and her passenger Shaun Parker injured.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

With the red flag planted in the earth beside him.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy