An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
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Their campaign also goes by the name the “Blue Revolution” - a reference to the blue flag created in 1952 when British-administered Eritrea became an autonomous region of Ethiopia before it was later annexed.
From BBC ● May 23, 2024
At the protests, Millaray would rap or stroll among protesters with her hand-painted blue flag bearing the “Wünelfe,” an eight-point star sacred in Mapuche iconography.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
While Indians across the country prepared to celebrate 75 years of independence from British rule on Monday, the Naga community in Chedema marked the occasion by hoisting their very own blue flag.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2022
The acting president of Ukraine’s track and field federation logged into the Zoom meeting from his olive-green tent near the front lines, the country’s yellow and blue flag in the background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2022
He saw a man raise a captured battle flag, blue flag of Virginia, and he turned from the sight.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
“The secret is out that fall is the best time to come,” said Brad Guidi, co-founder of Blue Flag Capital, which owns five hotels on the island, including the recently renovated Brass Lantern Inn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
When he vets a cruise partner, he always looks for conscious environmental choices, such as reducing energy consumption and waste or securing a Blue Flag marina certification.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2022
The Carbis Bay Hotel & Estate, where the Woolfs stayed, has its own beach that was awarded Blue Flag eco-certification, as well as a spa.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2018
And then they segue into the Blue Flag.
From The Guardian ● May 2, 2013
They thrill even today to Dixie, and The Bonnie Blue Flag, but this feeling is now purely emotional.
From The New South A Chronicle of Social and Industrial Evolution by Thompson, Holland
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