An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
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According to the criminal complaint, surveillance video shows Rodgers carrying a blue flag attached to a wooden flagpole as he approaches a line of law enforcement officers guarding the entrance to the East Rotunda Door.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2023
They circled overhead towing banners that read: "Congratulations to the New Federal State of China" and flew an unfamiliar-looking blue flag.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2023
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
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
A blue peter is a blue flag with a white square in the center, and it is flown when a ship is ready to sail.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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