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"half mast" Definitions
  1. (of a flag) flown at the middle of the mast as a sign of respect for a person or people who have just died
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He also ordered flags to be lowered at half mast.
Vizcarra's government ordered flags to be flown at half mast.
Pop the collar on your polo shirt to half mast.
It's the magazine's version of putting a flag at half-mast.
The White House also re-lowered its flags to half mast.
The flag at the Irish parliament was flown at half mast.
My left eye was at half-mast, but overall, it was fine.
"The flag flies at half mast, halfway within the pattern," he explained.
Rumours about the flag at Buckingham Palace being flown at half-mast.
Until Tarzan strutted in our direction, his large endowment at half-mast.
The German flag will also fly at half-mast at all Olympic sites.
Flags at central government buildings were at half-mast, some draped in black.
Mourners at the university bowed their heads and lowered flags to half-mast.
It's a sad day - perhaps I'll fly my Ford flag at half-mast.
" One day, Macron mused to some reporters that "growth was at half-mast.
In Cambridge, Hawking's university college Gonville and Caius flew its flag at half mast.
Flags will fly at half mast and public shows and concerts will be canceled.
The Royal Standard is never flown at half-mast, but the Union Jack is.
Flags flew at half-mast and Sunday was declared a day of national mourning.
Fordjour's mural "Half Mast" (2019) was installed on the High Line close to the Whitney.
On Instagram, people are leaving sombre posts of flags flown at half mast on Tuesday.
Perhaps the hydraulic lift will lower the 9EX rocket ship 45 degrees to half-mast.
The flag is at half-mast for Google's flagship phones that just never quite made it.
Bill Clinton was hanged in effigy and flags were lowered to half mast in nearby towns.
Flags were lowered to half-mast in many parts of Cambridge to pay tribute to him.
Flags were ordered to fly half-mast through December, mourning the November death of President Kennedy.
In Manchester, rainbow flags above Bar Pop on Canal Street have been lowered to half mast.
It's devastating and takes forever, and it's additional punishment when you're already operating at half-mast.
It started when I saw the flag outside our school standing at half-mast on Wednesday evening.
He spoke from headquarters in the Italian town of Turin, where corporate flags flew at half-mast.
Flags would fly at half-mast at all government buildings and schools for 30 days, he said.
At the National Club the blinds were drawn, and a flag was displayed at half-mast height.
Gavin was behind her, raising to half-mast a triumphant fist that would never reach the sky.
Biya decreed that Monday would be a national day of mourning with flags flown at half-mast.
Elorza, the mayor of Providence who defeated Cianci in 2014, ordered flags to fly at half-mast.
I remember thinking our posture was like a flag flown at half-mast to mark a tragedy.
Flags at government buildings in Yala, like the rest of the country, are flying at half mast.
The sculpted eagles lowered by cranes from atop the giant columns look like flags at half-mast.
Indonesian flags on government offices in Pangkal Pinang were at half-mast this week to honor the victims.
Indonesian flags on government offices in Pangkal Pinang were at half-mast this week to honour the victims.
Flags flew at half-mast on government buildings across the Netherlands on Tuesday in tribute to the victims.
Following Golbarnezhad's death, the Iranian flag was lowered to half-mast in the Paralympic Village, according to the statement.
The New Zealand flag is flown at half-mast on a Parliament building in Wellington after the Christchurch attacks.
But the Huffington Post reported that it would require a presidential proclamation to keep the flags at half-mast.
Several cities, the National Assembly and police stations across France flew their flags at half-mast in his honor.
A park service employee lowers the US flags on the grounds of the Washington Monument to half-mast on Oct.
President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed declared three days of mourning for the mayor, ordering that flags be flown at half-mast.
On Tuesday, Zuma announced a special state funeral for Kathrada and flags will be flown half-mast throughout the country.
In the middle, a tent she and Ian camped in a long time ago, sun bleached and ratty, at half-mast.
As choirs sang and flags flew at half-mast, the reaction to his death was a reflection of this mixed legacy.
Flags in Canada were flown at half mast, while Canadians also posted images of mourners lighting candles on photos of victims.
UN officials paid their respects at the opening of the assembly in Nairobi, where UN flags were lowered to half-mast.
The flags fly at half-mast at the French embassy in London as a sign of respect for the Nice attack victims.
He also said that the flags on regional buildings will be placed at half-mast as a sign of mourning for Russo.
Strasbourg Mayor Roland Ries said the Christmas market would be closed on Wednesday, and ordered flags to be lowered to half mast.
A RAINBOW flag flew at half-mast alongside the Stars and Stripes on June 13th at the American embassy in Kingston, Jamaica.
Such orders account for 85033 days with flags flying at half-mast, USA Today added, more than half his 158-day total.
Flags will be hung at half-mast around Germany on Tuesday and Berlin Christmas markets were closed for the day out of respect.
Putin designated Monday a nationwide day of mourning and flags flew at half-mast and TV stations removed entertainment shows from their schedules.
After Princess Diana's death in 1997, the Royal Family was criticised for refusing to fly the flag at half-mast over Buckingham Palace.
The following day protesters burned a flag on campus, and after flying another flag at half-mast for several days, the school on Nov.
A state funeral was held on Monday in Delhi, with the national flag lowered to half-mast across all government buildings in the city.
Flag at half-mast over Scotland Yard tonight to mark the death of our officer & the other victims of this afternoon's attack in #Westminster pic.twitter.
Vizcarra ordered flags to be flown at half mast at the country's Congress and other public buildings to honor the ex-President and former lawmaker.
Canadian flags are flying at half-mast on all government buildings, a rare and notable honor for the manager who is receiving a national funeral.
Rio Games spokesman Mario Andrada said on Tuesday: "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and Brazilian flags will be kept at half-mast".
Trump described a call he had with Debbie Dingell after her husband died, in which she thanked him for lowering the flags to half-mast.
North Korea called for three days of mourning and said it would keep flags at half mast to honor Castro, its state news agency said.
The United States embassy in Wellington posted a photograph on Twitter of its staff, with heads bowed, before a U.S. flag flying at half-mast.
Although the NRA has yet to comment on the shooting, ABC News reported that flags were flying at half-mast outside the organization's headquarters on Friday.
Greg Abbott (R) ordered flags set at half-mast to honor shooting victims on Friday, calling the shooting a "devastating" attack on the Santa Fe community.
The manager of the Red Cross reception centre in Turku, where flags flew at half-mast on Saturday, told Reuters the suspect was an asylum seeker.
An American flag is seen at half-mast near the site of the shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, U.S., November 7, 2017.
A day of national mourning was announced, with flags due to fly at half mast around the country for the dead, who include a number of foreigners.
It is one thing to participate in national mourning at the Half-Mast Sadness, but it is something else entirely to live in vacant despair on purpose.
The Horn of Africa country has declared three days of national mourning, with flags flying at half mast throughout the country to pay tribute to the victims.
On Wednesday, as Americans mourn his passing, flags on federal buildings in Canada and at Canadian offices in the United States will be flown at half-mast.
Both Trump and Pelosi both ordered that the Americans flags over the White House and the US Capitol Building be lowered to half-mast to honor Cummings.
He ordered Ghana's national flag to be flown at half-mast across the country and in all of the country's diplomatic missions from Monday for one week.
Despite being a highly controversial figure, tributes were pouring in for Ford on Tuesday, and flags on official city poles in Toronto were flying at half mast.
Loping around the stage with eyelids at half-mast, he hides his swagger behind an offhand style, but he's smart enough to let the mask slip periodically.
On Friday, the flags on the Palais des Festivals were still flying at half-mast even as news broke of gunmen in Egypt killing 23 Coptic Christians.
It will also held at half-mast at the Rio Centro venue on Sunday, where Bosnia and Herzegovina will square off in a gold medal sitting volleyball match.
Local authorities in Stockholm, where flags flew at half mast, said 123 people including a child were still being treated in hospital, with two adults in intensive care.
The social media post also announced that Khalid's funeral would take place on Wednesday, followed by three days of mourning with flags ordered to fly at half-mast.
A day of national mourning had been announced, with flags due to fly at half mast around the country for the dead, who include a number of foreigners.
At the sound of her owners' laughter, Stella stirred and turned to look at them, then placed her head back on her paws, her eyes at half-mast.
GLAAD released a filter on Facebook — a rainbow flag at half-mast accompanied by the text "WE ARE ORLANDO" — that could be added to a user's profile photo.
Pakistan's government announced on Wednesday that it would observe India's independence day as a "black day," with flags on government buildings flying at half mast, according to Reuters.
Wrapped around the middle of the flagpole on the top of the tower, the red and white standard of England and St. George hung damply at half-mast.
Whether it's shutting down homophobes or wading into the debate over whether to lower flags to half mast for Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, she's usually quick with a quip. .
Government department buildings in Westminster and the Houses of Parliament were flying their flags at half-mast on Friday as a mark of respect to those who were killed.
Flags will fly at half-mast and law enforcement officials have promised, of course, to sternly and vigorously prosecute this hate crime to the fullest extent of the law.
Britain's Union Jack flag was flying at half-mast over the Houses of Parliament in London, while in Birstall hundreds of people attended a vigil at a local church.
The statement from the White House calls upon federal agencies to lower flags to half-mast for the day and observe a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m.
After arriving in Mazar-i-Sharif to visit the base on Saturday, Ghani ordered that flags be flown at half mast on Sunday in memory of the troops who died.
At Fiat Chrysler Automobiles headquarters in the Italian town of Turin, flags flew at half-mast, while in Rome the parliamentary committee for labor and finance observed a minute of silence.
Britain's Union flag was flying at half-mast over the Houses of Parliament, Queen Elizabeth's London residence Buckingham Palace and Downing Street, where Prime Minister David Cameron has his official residence.
TROON, Scotland (Reuters) - The French tricolor flew at half-mast by the 18th green on Friday as the British Open paid tribute to the victims of the Bastille Day attack in Nice.
Pakistan — which also lays claim to Jammu and Kashmir, and has previously funded insurgencies in the region — flew its flag at half mast on Indian Independence Day to protest the Kashmir crisis.
The Pakistan government pledged support for families of all the Pakistani victims and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi announced a national day of mourning with flags flown at half mast on Monday.
Only on the fifth day did the royal family return to London, fly a flag at half-mast, speak, mingle with the mourning crowds, and even, as far as was possible, emote.
" According to a memoir by the Socialist politician Ségolène Royal, a furious Valls accosted Macron in the middle of the National Assembly, calling out, "And your dick, is it at half-mast?
And, with the monarchy in crisis, new prime minister Tony Blair had to persuade Queen Elizabeth to fly the Union Jack at half-mast out of respect to her estranged daughter-in-law.
So we wound up on a bar crawl with the rest of the 18-30 gang, crapulous Brits, flags flying half-mast, gawking at broads, sinking ever lower in a Lethe of Alcopops.
Activists raised a black bauhinia flag to half mast outside the Legislative Council building before the rally and turned Hong Kong's official flag, featuring a white bauhinia flower on a red background, upside down.
Earlier, the royal couple had seen flags flying at half-mast when they visited Brussels airport, where a garland of flowers was laid before they met representatives from both fire services and the Army.
Last week, the White House stars-and-stripes flew at half-mast to honour the 214 people who were killed or injured on June 21977th while dancing in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
"I doubt you could find a comparable situation where the president doesn't order the flag flown at half-mast until the funeral," said John Lawrence, history professor at the University of California's Washington Center.
Trump believes that since he graciously allowed the flags at federal buildings to be lowered to half-mast to honor John Dingell, his widow should have shown her appreciation by voting not to impeach.
Before Apple removed the icon in later versions of Safari, it used to show only half of the Apple icon on the anniversary of Steve Jobs' death, symbolizing Apple being at half-mast in remembrance.
"As a gesture of solidarity with the French people, the Hotel de Ville is illuminated in the colors of France and the flag is at half-mast on the balcony," the city said in a statement.
"Trump believes that since he graciously allowed the flags of federal buildings to be lowered to half mast to honor John Dingell, his widow should have shown her appreciation by voting not to impeach," said Kimmel.
Flags flew at half-mast in Cuba on Saturday, marking the start of two days of national mourning while authorities worked to recover evidence from the site of the crash and to identify the crash victims.
LISBON (Reuters) - Buildings across Portugal flew flags at half mast and parliament held a minute of silence in honor of domestic violence victims on Thursday, a day after a 39-year-old woman was strangled to death.
"It looks like in the wet conditions we aren't as confident as we are in the dry," said the German, whose team are mourning the death of former chairman Sergio Marchionne with flags flown at half mast.
As TV images showed a similar light show playing across the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, at French President Francois Hollande's official residence, the French tricolor flew at half mast and Belgian flags stood at the main entrance.
On 24 March 2016, along with the flag of Barcelona at the Camp Nou, the Catalan flag too was lowered and flown at half-mast, as a tribute to Cruyff after he finally succumbed to lung cancer.
Flags on official buildings in New South Wales (NSW) state, where the C-260 Hercules crashed while on a mission to dump retardant on a huge wildfire, were flown at half-mast as a mark of respect.
"McCain had another day where we all get an opportunity to look at the greatness of his character compared to this clown who wouldn't even lower the flag to half-mast," Scarborough said in reference to the president.
Their flags flying half-mast, colleges and universities across Canada are grieving and honoring the dozens of students, professors, researchers, and members of their close-knit academic communities who perished aboard Ukraine International Airlines flight PS353 in Iran.
Last week, in the wake of the military strike in Iran, an article titled "Democrats Call For Flags To Be Flown At Half-Mast To Grieve Death Of Soleimani" was posted to a site called the Babylon Bee.
The five were killed on Tuesday while engaged in humanitarian, educational and development work, state news agency WAM reported, adding President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan had ordered flags flown at half mast for three days in mourning.
The government announced that a nationwide minute of silence would be held at 1000 GMT on Tuesday to pay respect to the victims of the attack and flags would remain at half-mast on government buildings until Tuesday evening.
"The Secretariat of the International Atomic Energy Agency regrets to inform with deepest sadness of the passing away of Director General Yukiya Amano," said the IAEA statement, adding that flags at its Vienna office would be lowered to half-mast.
Local authorities in the capital, where flags flew at half mast on buildings including the parliament and royal palace, said that six of those injured had been able to leave hospital, while eight adults and one child remained in hospital.
And on Monday, on the orders of the central government, the Hong Kong and Chinese flags above government offices flew at half-mast in mourning for Li Peng, a former Chinese prime minister of China who died on July 22nd.
The premier of New South Wales (NSW) state, where the C-130 Hercules crashed while on a mission to dump retardant on a huge wildfire, ordered that flags on official buildings be flown at half-mast as a mark of respect.
There was a somber mood at the start of the day with the French tricolor flying at half-mast by the 18th green as the Open paid tribute to the victims of the Bastille Day attack in Nice on Thursday evening.
While Cohen had not lived in Canada for a long time, he had received the country's highest civilian honor — the Companion of the Order of Canada — and on Friday flags in Montreal, where Cohen grew up, are flying at half-mast.
"Truth about the savage House of Saud," roared the Daily Mirror during the late King Abdullah's visit in 2007, arguing that flags should hang at half-mast "in shame" to receive a monarch who "squandered [his wealth] on whores, palaces and private jets".
Oman declared three days of official mourning with flags to be flown at half-mast for 40 days for the Western-backed Qaboos, 79, who ruled since taking over in a bloodless coup in 1970 with the help of former colonial power Britain.
And without an appreciable investment in the material world being portrayed—such as casting gay people to play gay people, or scripting a gay sex scene that is even half-mast sexy—what is King Cobra but self-directed voyeurism through a supremely boring peephole?
"Our absolute focus at the moment is ensuring we have the very best care for those who are injured," Ardern said in an interview at her office in Wellington's parliament, where the country's flag was flying at half-mast to respect victims of the tragedy.
Oman and fellow Gulf states declared three days of official mourning with flags to be flown at half-mast for the Western-backed Qaboos, 79, who ruled since taking over in a bloodless coup in 1970 with the help of former colonial power Britain.
The European Union's gold-starred blue flags and those of the EU nations have been lowered to half-mast across the Union's de facto capital, and the French government has announced that the colors of the Belgian flag will be lit on the Eiffel Tower tonight.
Not only does she ace Cher's vocal inflections and physical mannerisms, including the half-mast eyes, the arm akimbo and the dancing-from-the-hair-up hauteur, but she somehow integrates them into a portrait of a woman at odds with the very dream that sustained her.
HAVANA, May 19 (Reuters) - Flags flew at half-mast in Cuba on Saturday marking the start of two days of national mourning while authorities worked to identify the corpses of more than 100 people who died in the crash of a Boeing 19893 shortly after takeoff from Havana.
The island observed a day of mourning and flags flew at half mast in Brussels during the funeral at Malta's biggest church, near the capital Valletta and two miles from the site where the 53-year-old was killed by a car bomb as she left her home on Oct. 16.
The movie encourages dark thoughts about organized crime and its links to political homicide, and Frank is present when Hoffa orders the Stars and Stripes, flying at half-mast after the death of John F. Kennedy, to be hauled back up the flagpole on the roof of the Teamsters' headquarters.
In the emptiness of the offseason, Kauffman Stadium has become something of a vigil site today, with flags lowered at half mast, Ventura gracing the scoreboard, and flowers being laid: Ventura's death marks a point in the disturbing trend of vehicle accident deaths of Latin American ballplayers when they visit their home countries.
Kosovo's gratitude toward the U.S. for its 1999 intervention is such that it built a 10-foot tall statue of former U.S. President Bill Clinton in its capital Pristina, and declared a national day of mourning for the late President George H.W. Bush on December 5 of last year, flying its flags at half mast.
President TrumpDonald John TrumpFacebook releases audit on conservative bias claims Harry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Recessions happen when presidents overlook key problems MORE ordered flags at half mast for 30 days and, in a proclamation, declared Wednesday a national day of mourning.
John McCain died in August, both Trump and Pence sent tweets of condolences to his family — but Trump vetoed sending an official statement of praise for McCain, reportedly initially refused to order flags to fly at half-mast in his honor, and sat with arms folded when asked questions about McCain during a press spray.
Wandering around the downstairs rooms stuffy with heat, their light thick with dust motes, the blinds at their windows lowered to half-mast, as they always were in summer, she pressed down keys—startling herself out of her own reverie—on the out-of-tune piano, which none of them had played with any talent.
"I didn&apost give [John] the B treatment, I didn&apost give him the C or the D — I could&aposve — I gave him the A+ treatment," he continued, describing how he ordered flags to be flown at half-mast in honor of Dingell, who was the longest-serving member of Congress in history.
Barring an official White House proclamation ordering flags nationwide to be flown at half-staff in McCain's honor, the top Senate Republican and Democrat on Monday requested that the Defense Department "provide necessary support so that US flags on all government buildings remain at half-mast through sunset on the day of Senator McCain's interment," Schumer's communications director said.
And look, if our Robbie, the pride of Stoke-on-Trent, the man born to tell jokes to a clearly enraptured Michael Parkinson, an entertainer devoted to giving his audience everything he can and a little more, an icon whose eventual death will be greeted by a period of national mourning with his face emblazoned on the half-mast flags that'll fly compulsorily from every building in the country, could get away with murder, he could get away with electro.

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