green flag
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(in automobile racing) a green-colored flag that is used to signal the start of a race.
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Green Flagnounan award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
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Getting asked out to an affordable happy hour where beers are $5 might actually be a bigger green flag for someone than a date at a fancy cocktail bar.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Celebration of the national semiquincentennial will culminate when he waves the green flag Sunday to start the IndyCar race in downtown Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Trump, 80, is expected to take a ceremonial lap of honor in his armored limousine dubbed "The Beast" and then wave the green flag to start the race.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
But one of the most controversial aspects of Tea is that it allows women to share information on men they have dated to "avoid red flags" but also highlight those with "green flag" qualities.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
There’s a red, black, and green flag with a golden lion in the middle of it painted on its tail.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
South Park has held Green Flag status since 2006 and West Park since 2015.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Green Flag was set up in 2023 to invest in Ukrainian companies, and the venture-capital firm says that in recent months there has been growing interest in its inaugural $20 million fund.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025
Natural Resources Minister John Griffiths, said: "I am delighted to see so many green spaces achieving the standards of the Green Flag award."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2014
Green Flag reminds us that anyone driving in France is already required to carry a warning triangle and a fluorescent safety vest.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 30, 2012
It was my little forgotten keepsake—the Green Flag!
From The Two Destinies by Wilkie Collins
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