green flag
noun
(in automobile racing) a green-colored flag that is used to signal the start of a race.
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Durham County Council had two green flag awards for Durham crematorium and cemetery as well as Mountsett crematorium.
From BBC ● Jul. 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
Actor and Indianapolis native Brendan Fraser will be the honorary starter and wave the green flag.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
The PEG ratio for tech is now below that of the global aggregate market, another green flag for budding “valuation opportunities.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
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
The council's head of environment James Gilchrist said he was pleased both parks had retained their Green Flag status.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
“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
Then fling your Green Flag to the sky.
From Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston
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