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By the top of the ninth, the White Sox waved the white flag and sent infielder Danny Mendick to pitch.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 June 2024
Suarez was the leader on the white flag lap but was passed by Team Penske’s Joey Logano on the last lap.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
With Trump now returning to power, Sterling told Newsweek that the lingering sour taste of the DeSantis fallout has led to a battle-weary ABC waving the white flag.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The key is not to wave a white flag before the roll has been completed.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 June 2024
Suarez was the leader on the white flag lap but was passed by Team Penske’s Joey Logano on the last lap.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
With Trump now returning to power, Sterling told Newsweek that the lingering sour taste of the DeSantis fallout has led to a battle-weary ABC waving the white flag.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The key is not to wave a white flag before the roll has been completed.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20flag. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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