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Recent Examples of white flag
But such findings are scant enough that a year before the conference, several high-profile academics published an article whose opening reads like a waving of the white flag for psychiatry itself.
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Andrew Kay, Harpers Magazine, 28 May 2025
Louisville leaders announce white flag conditions Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a post to X, formerly Twitter, that white flag operations will be executed in the coming days due to cold temperatures and snowfall.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
That doesn’t mean Disney and Pixar are waving the white flag of surrender and banishing original storytelling to the hinterlands.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
The San Diego Union-Tribune UPDATED: April 6, 2025 at 6:03 AM PDT
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On March 30, maritime law enforcement officials patrolling the ocean southwest of San Diego spotted and approached a suspicious vessel whose occupants were waving white flags to signal distress.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Kay, Harpers Magazine, 28 May 2025
Louisville leaders announce white flag conditions Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a post to X, formerly Twitter, that white flag operations will be executed in the coming days due to cold temperatures and snowfall.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
That doesn’t mean Disney and Pixar are waving the white flag of surrender and banishing original storytelling to the hinterlands.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
The San Diego Union-Tribune UPDATED: April 6, 2025 at 6:03 AM PDT
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On March 30, maritime law enforcement officials patrolling the ocean southwest of San Diego spotted and approached a suspicious vessel whose occupants were waving white flags to signal distress.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for white flag
Noun
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In line with the Princess of Wales' attire, the Duchess of Edinburgh also donned a blue and red cape over her gown, a nod to the colors of the union jack.—
Roxanne Adamiyatt,
Town & Country,
7 May 2023
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One dessert that stands out from all the cupcakes, cookies and biscuits decorated with crowns and union jacks is the Jack Russel cake, which brings to mind the king and queen consort's two Jack Russell terriers.—
Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2023
Noun
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There was a more playful take on loafers, with more novelty in this classic shape whether that was animal print or tricolor takes on the classic penny loafer.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
14 May 2025
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The Mexican tricolor flew again, this time joined by the flags of El Salvador, Guatemala and other Latin American countries.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20flag. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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