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flap

[flap] / flæp /




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An airline spokesman said the move isn’t linked to the language flap, rather the 68-year-old “has reached a natural retirement age.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

You can cover external keyholes and add a flap or brush to your letterbox, or hang a door curtain.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

Though the shelter stands, the wind catches the fabric and the flag, making them flap loudly.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

Instead, it uses a modified version of Cas9 that cuts just one of the complementary strands, opening up a flap where a new sequence can be inserted.

From Science Daily • Oct. 10, 2025

After a moment the admiral batted his way through the flap.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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