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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With the Red Sox trailing the Yankees two games to none in the ALCS and down by a handful of runs in the fourth inning, manager Terry Francona waved the white flag and asked swingman Tim Wakefield to wear it for the bullpen in what turned out to be a 19-8 loss.
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Jerry Beach, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
It’s been just over six months to the day J. Cole waved the white flag at his Dreamville Festival to withdraw from the Kendrick Lamar and Drake feud.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2024
But for large portions of the debate on Wednesday, Goldstein and Graf just flew a white flag and with few exceptions let Lake go.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2024
The blue and white flag of the country attacked by Hamas was draped on the side with a stack of cards in front describing the lives of all of the victims.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
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Jerry Beach, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
It’s been just over six months to the day J. Cole waved the white flag at his Dreamville Festival to withdraw from the Kendrick Lamar and Drake feud.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2024
But for large portions of the debate on Wednesday, Goldstein and Graf just flew a white flag and with few exceptions let Lake go.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2024
The blue and white flag of the country attacked by Hamas was draped on the side with a stack of cards in front describing the lives of all of the victims.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20flag. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.
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