adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a flagging economy (= starting to become weaker )
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The government must take action to boost the flagging economy.
low/flagging (= used when saying that someone is sad )
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She was tired and her spirits were low.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
economy
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To sweeten the pill, the government will try to boost the flagging economy in various ways.
fortune
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The railway revived the flagging fortunes of Brighton.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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the nation's flagging economy
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He was now feeling pleasantly intoxicated from the effects of a steady supply of alcohol, which had lifted his flagging spirits.
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Landowners are turning pasture into racetracks in an effort to boost flagging incomes.
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The onset of war and the urban destruction that followed breathed new spirit into a flagging crusade.
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The railway revived the flagging fortunes of Brighton.
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Uncertainties of planning, finance and building, along with flagging enthusiasm, have often proved too much for local initiatives.