green flag
noun
(in automobile racing) a green-colored flag that is used to signal the start of a race.
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Getting asked out to an affordable happy hour where beers are $5 might actually be a bigger green flag for someone than a date at a fancy cocktail bar.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
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
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
Also, she planted a three-meter pole with a bright green flag over where she buried it.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
South Park has held Green Flag status since 2006 and West Park since 2015.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
In July, Teletactica raised $1.5 million from investors including Green Flag.
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
Coming home from work one evening, I met on the road to the Curragh a party of them, carrying, for want of a better banner, a big green bush, and singing "The Green Flag."
From The Life Story of an Old Rebel by John Denvir
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