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Recent Examples of white flag
But Mozeliak did not want to wave the white flag completely.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
However, Disney isn’t waving the white flag of defeat and says its movie could still pull ahead of Working Man as kids become more available on Saturday.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2025
Bregman has been seen as the team's top priority for the last few weeks, but Houston may be waving the white flag in those sweepstakes.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Drake, at least, has ostensibly waved the white flag, directing his ire at his and Lamar’s record label instead.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
However, Disney isn’t waving the white flag of defeat and says its movie could still pull ahead of Working Man as kids become more available on Saturday.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2025
Bregman has been seen as the team's top priority for the last few weeks, but Houston may be waving the white flag in those sweepstakes.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Drake, at least, has ostensibly waved the white flag, directing his ire at his and Lamar’s record label instead.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20flag. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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