as in side
a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line
painted the name of the ship along its flank
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as in to join
to be adjacent to
the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line
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Recent Examples of flank
Nicole Cobler, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
For more than five decades, Tartus had hosted a naval supply and maintenance base for Moscow and, as its only Mediterranean fueling spot, enabled the Kremlin to project power on the southern flank of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) near Africa.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
The beaches flanking Waikiki have narrowed, and, in some areas, are nonexistent.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Noun
City workers are now embarking on an effort to plant at least 150 trees and shrubs on the flanks of Hancock Golf Course in Central Austin.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
For more than five decades, Tartus had hosted a naval supply and maintenance base for Moscow and, as its only Mediterranean fueling spot, enabled the Kremlin to project power on the southern flank of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) near Africa.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Shots clanked off the rim like jingle bells and, for some reason, the Wolves seemed hell-bent on challenging Davis in one-on-one situations rather than seek out mismatches against the plethora of putrid defenders that flanked him.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
The beaches flanking Waikiki have narrowed, and, in some areas, are nonexistent.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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During this procedure, individual hair follicles are removed from the donor area, which is often the back or sides of the scalp and transplanted to areas where baldness or hair thinning is present.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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For example, sides can be worn out using the Side Distortion tool which creates random holes in the body with Erosion or partially dim text using Blur distortion.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Finland, which shares an 832-mile border with Russia, joined NATO in 2023, abandoning a decades-old policy of neutrality.LORNE COOK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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His rhetoric that Canada should join the U.S. could be a pressure campaign on the nation to either follow his immigration demands or give in completely.Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
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The Subway sandwich shop site on Hwy 41A features a drive thru and adjoining tenant space Patel currently leases out to Great Clips, a national hair salon chain.Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Another speed bump involves negotiating with URA for concessions under the latter’s Strategic Development Incentive Scheme, which is aimed at getting landlords to redevelop adjoining older properties primarily in the central business district and Orchard Road areas.Kevin Lim, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
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Oftentimes, prompts might touch on sensitive topics, and an LLM should try to make as impartial an answer as possible.Margarita Simonova, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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The other guy touched the ball first, and there was a contact.Elias Burke, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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His publicist confirmed that Jones died at his home in Bel Air, Los Angeles, surrounded by family.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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The group in the other vehicle surround Martinez between the two vehicles, with two people repeatedly punching her while a third person pulls her legs, taking her to the ground.Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Maps by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) from January 2 and December 17 showed changes over the year in neighboring Luhansk oblast, where assessed Russian control of territory had increased south of Kupiansk and west of Bakhmut.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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The car will also soon be available in neighboring Singapore, through an agreement with VINCAR, an auto distributor.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Flank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flank. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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