flagpole
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Grounded by a barren tree serving as a flagpole, the standard flies over a war-torn landscape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
“It was a flagpole type of moment,” Lalas said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
If you calculate the length of the flagpole to the bottom pennant, as some technicians do, the upside target would be about 7.4%.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
Bavarian comedian Maxi Schafroth, 41, attempted to run up the Stars and Stripes on a flagpole near the cultural centre in Nuuk, before he was confronted by angry passers-by.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
“You don’t really think you can lasso that flagpole, do you?”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
Banned items include weapons, fireworks, flares, gas canisters, laser pens, camping chairs, umbrellas, flagpoles, air horns, megaphones, nitrous oxide, and excessive food and cigarettes security would think was more than "personal use".
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
The Interior Department, which oversees the National Park Service, said at the time that only the U.S. flag and other specially authorized flags can be flown on the park service’s flagpoles, with limited exceptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
As he admired his flagpoles, he admitted that he wouldn’t know what he would do until “a second before the deadline.”
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2025
At CLIPC, Sue had already passed the unoccupied security shed and flagpoles out front flying the American flag, the DHS logo, the state flag of Louisiana, and the GEO Group trademark.
From Slate ● May 2, 2025
The harpies fluttered after them, perching on trees, mailboxes, and flagpoles, following the smell of food.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
