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flags

British  
/ flæɡz /

plural noun

  1. rare the long feathers on the leg of a hawk or falcon

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In doing so, the DOJ has asked the states to sign onto an agreement under which they agree to remove within 45 days any voters that the DOJ flags as ineligible.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

On the highway from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, American flags now hang alongside Israeli ones – a public sign of appreciation for US involvement in fighting Iran.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

In one room, an emblem of the Greater Mumbai Police hung behind a desk flanked by Indian flags.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Echoing AFP's findings, one user on a review platform complained that "even with 100% human-written material, JustDone still flags it as AI."

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

You may have noticed that some of the eighth notes in Figure 1.39 don't have flags; instead they have a beam connecting them to another eighth note.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones