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Recent Examples of white flag In the Colorado legislature, the white flag comes in the form of the state budget — the introduction of which serves as a signal that the frantic final weeks of the legislative session have begun. —
The Denver Post, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026 Dayle’s satirical novel follows a white flag-bearer pretending to be a Black soldier during the Civil War. —Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026 That's when your cheap earbuds wave the white flag in defeat. —Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026 The Heat waved the white flag midway through the fourth quarter, emptying its bench. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for white flag
The Denver Post, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026 Dayle’s satirical novel follows a white flag-bearer pretending to be a Black soldier during the Civil War. —Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026 That's when your cheap earbuds wave the white flag in defeat. —Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026 The Heat waved the white flag midway through the fourth quarter, emptying its bench. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for white flag
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Some common edible plants to grow as ornamentals include tricolor sage, red shiso, and flowering chives.— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026
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The red, white, and green of the Hungarian tricolor, projected onto buildings that surround the square, danced across their faces.— Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
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Even his tiny coffin was draped with a union jack.— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2026
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Shoppers spend on Oxford Street beneath union jack flags in London’s West End, on April 3.— Ian King, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
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