white flag
noun
1
: a flag of plain white used as a flag of truce or as a token of surrender
2
: a token of weakness or yielding
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Just over eight minutes remained on the clock in the fourth quarter, but Edwards was already waving the white flag and dapping up the Spurs' bench.
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Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
This isn’t waving the white flag, but rather realizing that Time shouldn’t be tempted.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The decision by Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s camps to wave their white flags stunned gossip hounds captivated by their blockbuster legal battle, which left no shortage of reputational casualties for both.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Elliott, who started 14th, had already taken the white flag when John Hunter Nemechek wrecked in the back of the field after contact with Kyle Busch.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
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Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
This isn’t waving the white flag, but rather realizing that Time shouldn’t be tempted.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The decision by Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s camps to wave their white flags stunned gossip hounds captivated by their blockbuster legal battle, which left no shortage of reputational casualties for both.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Elliott, who started 14th, had already taken the white flag when John Hunter Nemechek wrecked in the back of the field after contact with Kyle Busch.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20flag. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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