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flag out

British

verb

(adverb) to register (a commercial vehicle) in a country other than the one in which it operates, usually in order to take advantage of favourable rates of taxation

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Atrevida’s slogan — “Diversity, it’s on tap!” — and Pride flag out front struck a chord with people looking for community in a deeply conservative and evangelical city.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

Butler said he lifted the burning flag out of its holder and placed it on the ground, and he and his friends then covered both small fires with mulch.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2021

Watch as Bryson DeChambeau's caddy Brian Zeigler struggles to get the flag out of the hole during day one of the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2021

Vida Alegre now stands there, the building painted bright blue with a rainbow flag out the front.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2021

They took the flag out, and they were hitting.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

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