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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Headlined by the Ben Johns trade, there were twelve separate transactions conducted in this last-minute window, as some teams clearly are waving the white flag for the season, while others are doubling down to push for a title.
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Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
By all appearances, California all but waved the white flag as far as getting features to shoot in the state.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
The decisions by Paramount and Disney to wave the white flag in the face of Trump’s legal assault, though, have puzzled some First Amendment attorneys.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 July 2025
But to codify the auto-bid model would be waving the white flag and accepting a lower status.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
By all appearances, California all but waved the white flag as far as getting features to shoot in the state.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
The decisions by Paramount and Disney to wave the white flag in the face of Trump’s legal assault, though, have puzzled some First Amendment attorneys.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 July 2025
But to codify the auto-bid model would be waving the white flag and accepting a lower status.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20flag. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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