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as in drooped
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
flowers flagging in the summer heat
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as in faded
to lose bodily strength or vigor
we flagged as we neared the end of the long mountain trail
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as in waved
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture
flagged the cars into the other parking lot
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Recent Examples of flagged
Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
The lawsuits follow an apology from Altman last week to the Tumbler Ridge community in Canada for not alerting authorities to the shooter’s conversations with ChatGPT even after staff flagged the account internally.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
They may also be required to ban users flagged as potentially violent by forcing them to self-identify and to stop telling those users how to open new accounts despite bans.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
The company also reported that LLMs are 52% more likely to be flagged as high risk than traditional SaaS.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Educators can page through version histories and review passages flagged for potential AI use.
—Time Contributors, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
Her account was flagged at the time for messages deemed to have potential for violence, but OpenAI did not alert police.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
Long was driving along the road when he was flagged down by a pedestrian to help.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
In Los Angeles County alone, hundreds of hospice providers have been flagged with indicators of fraud, pointing to a level of activity that is far more systemic than isolated incidents.
—Tom Koutsoumpas, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
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The bizarre directive was flagged in a tweet that drew attention from other AI enthusiasts.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
The lawsuits follow an apology from Altman last week to the Tumbler Ridge community in Canada for not alerting authorities to the shooter’s conversations with ChatGPT even after staff flagged the account internally.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
They may also be required to ban users flagged as potentially violent by forcing them to self-identify and to stop telling those users how to open new accounts despite bans.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
The company also reported that LLMs are 52% more likely to be flagged as high risk than traditional SaaS.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Educators can page through version histories and review passages flagged for potential AI use.
—Time Contributors, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
Her account was flagged at the time for messages deemed to have potential for violence, but OpenAI did not alert police.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
Long was driving along the road when he was flagged down by a pedestrian to help.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
In Los Angeles County alone, hundreds of hospice providers have been flagged with indicators of fraud, pointing to a level of activity that is far more systemic than isolated incidents.
—Tom Koutsoumpas, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Flagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flagged. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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