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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
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 ● Jul. 30, 2025
There’s a red, black, and green flag with a golden lion in the middle of it painted on its tail.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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
“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 ● Nov. 1, 2025
Natural Resources Minister John Griffiths, said: "I am delighted to see so many green spaces achieving the standards of the Green Flag award."
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
Desmond, in his political capacity, is one of these, and besides his calling as reporter to a newspaper, is "our well-informed correspondent" of that famous Munster paper, the Green Flag of Skibbereen.
From Men's Wives by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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