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red flag
red flag • n. a red flag as a warning of danger or a problem: fig. they had overlooked the red flags that should have alerted them to the county's disastrous investment strategy | fig. you have unusually large amounts of deductions or expenses that act as red flags. ∎ a red flag as the symbol of socialist revolution. |
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"red flag." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "red flag." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-redflag.html "red flag." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-redflag.html |
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red flag
red flag
1. a red flag as a warning of danger or a problem: they had overlooked the red flags that should have alerted them to the county's disastrous investment strategy. 2. a red flag as the symbol of socialist revolution. |
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"red flag." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "red flag." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-redflag.html "red flag." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-redflag.html |
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