flagship

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Recent Examples of flagship Best Shopping Livigno’s pedestrian center boasts 250 shops, boutiques, and flagship stores that sell sports gear, apparel, shoes, specialty items, and much more. Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026 The series sees Brabus key staff gearing up for an industry’s annual flagship event: The brand’s own supercar fashion show, where the next collection is unveiled before more than 1,000 guests from around the world. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026 The season at the Goodspeed Opera House, which is double the size of the Terris Theatre and the flagship of the Goodspeed Musicals empire, was announced earlier this year and is unaffected by the pause. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2026 Fink’s deal entitles him to an undisclosed percentage of carry incentive distributions from a composite bucket of 10 of BlackRock’s flagship private market funds that raised capital in 2024. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flagship
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Noun
  • The dashboard looks like a sci-fi warship.
    Byron Hurd, The Drive, 4 Feb. 2026
  • China’s 40,000-ton Sichuan warship with an advanced stealth drone could be entering the large drone testing phase of its sea trials.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Tom Townsend, a former Putnam County school superintendent, said his family operated steamship tours showcasing the Ocklawaha before construction of the dam.
    David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union, 9 Feb. 2026
  • As the ship’s pilot, Smalls took charge and ordered the crew to light the fires that fueled the steamship.
    Big Think, Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The parents of the three Miami Yacht Club summer campers who were killed last summer when a 60-foot barge slammed into their sailboat sued the company that owns the barge, alleging negligence and irresponsible hiring.
    Milena Malaver, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The barge struck the sailboat head-on, causing it to tip and capsize, the lawsuit alleges.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • According to air cargo data provider Rotate, freighter capacity declined 10 percent globally week over week, as of Sunday.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The freighter arrived in the United Kingdom at the port of Felixstowe just 20 days later—successfully launching the first-ever Arctic commercial-container route from Asia to Europe.
    Brett Simpson, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • During the pursuit, the Accord and the cruiser driven by Blanchette allegedly reached speeds up to 120 mph, according to Prescott.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Video taken from inside that officer’s car showed Chloe at first laughing and Tomlyn joking about how hard the seat is in the back of the cruiser.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Grammy award-winning band was followed by a dozen corvettes carrying honorees and the university's new president, Dwayne Tucker.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Hull numbers provided by Japan's Defense Ministry identified the Russian vessels as the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, the corvette Gremyashchy and a replenishment ship.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The fire started when a gasoline tanker truck making a delivery in the alley behind the plant started leaking.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Joel Zlotnik, a spokesman for the Orange County Transportation Authority, which runs those Express Lanes, said the CHP, a fire department or Caltrans notifies his agency when an official diversion onto the Express Lanes occurs — think major collision or a tanker spilling its cargo.
    Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Iran seizes 2 ships on smuggling claims DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran seized two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf on Thursday, state television reported, claiming the vessels had been smuggling fuel.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Beyond climate science, the researchers say the system could also improve safety and planning for ships operating in polar regions.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026

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“Flagship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flagship. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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