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After racing resumed under a green flag, there were only four laps left and Rosenqvist had sunk to third.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
“I think if we can’t share that moment together, it’s a red flag. So, ‘I need coffee’ is a green flag.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026
Each year, Bani Walid celebrates the anniversary of a 1969 coup that brought Gaddafi to power, with people parading through the streets with portraits of the ex-leader and Libya's green flag from before the revolt.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
Throughout most of the event, the candidates were peppered with yes-or-no questions, answering with the wave of a red flag for “no” or green flag for “yes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
Also, she planted a three-meter pole with a bright green flag over where she buried it.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
The north-east of England received the fewest Green Flag Awards this year for its parks and green spaces.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
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 ● Nov. 1, 2025
The number of parks and green spaces awarded Green Flag status has risen by more than a half in a year.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2014
Green Flag reminds us that anyone driving in France is already required to carry a warning triangle and a fluorescent safety vest.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 30, 2012
Then fling your Green Flag to the sky.
From Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)
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