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flagging

adjective
flagĀ·​ging | \ ˈfla-giŋ also ˈflā- How to pronounce flagging (audio) \

Definition of flagging

1 : languid, weak
2 : becoming progressively less : dwindling

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Other Words from flagging

flaggingly adverb

Examples of flagging in a Sentence

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Drug companies are also accused of not flagging orders of suspiciously large amounts of opioid pills. Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, "Generic opioid maker Mallinckrodt agrees to $30 million settlement with Cuyahoga, Summit counties," 6 Sep. 2019 For example, some of the website Facebook relies on for fact-checking or flagging misinformation are considered by conservatives to be left-leaning. Kerry Flynn, CNN, "Facebook reveals policy changes to eliminate anti-conservative bias," 20 Aug. 2019 In an effort to boost its flagging consumer solar panel business, Tesla now allows new customers to rent their solar-panel systems at prices starting at $65 a month in California. Rex Crum, The Mercury News, "To boost sagging solar business, Tesla will let customers rent panel systems," 19 Aug. 2019 Iran and its militias, consumed with bolstering Mr. Assad’s flagging forces, refrained from responding in force. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, "What Russian deal? Israel and Jordan cast wary eye toward Syria.," 12 Aug. 2019 The Yankees are taking relentless heat for failing to add a starter to their flagging rotation. Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "Starting a relief pitcher: Still an undesirable novelty," 2 Aug. 2019 The bankruptcy filing from Revelation Energy LLC and its affiliate Blackjewel LLC, the nation's sixth-top coal producing company in 2017, comes amid President Donald Trump's ongoing efforts to boost the flagging industry. Kristin Lam, USA TODAY, "Is President Donald Trump losing his fight to save coal? Third major company since May files for bankruptcy," 3 July 2019 Mall landlords accustomed to offering rent reductions to ailing retailers are mulling a new strategy to bolster their own flagging industry: Positioning themselves as lenders to tenants having difficulty staying afloat. Fortune, "Should Mall Landlords Become Lenders to Struggling Retailers?," 7 Aug. 2019 This week, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission released staff recommendations for rollbacks in safety inspections for the 90-plus U.S. nuclear power plants and for less flagging of plant problems for the public. Los Angeles Times, "Nuclear industry has been pushing for less oversight, and it’s working," 17 July 2019

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First Known Use of flagging

1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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