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green flag

American  

noun

  1. (in automobile racing) a green-colored flag that is used to signal the start of a race.


Green Flag British  

noun

  1. an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness

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“Are they scrappy? Yes. Are they all working in bombed-out buildings with pliers found on the side of the road? No,” said Justin Zeefe, a founding partner at Los Angeles- and Kyiv-based Green Flag Ventures.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

In July, Teletactica raised $1.5 million from investors including Green Flag.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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