flagpole
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On June 27, 2015, an activist named Bree Newsome climbed the 30-foot flagpole outside the South Carolina State House.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The flagpole phase began with consecutive doji candles on March 12 and 13, signaling indecision before momentum resumed.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 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
Within a few minutes, I spotted another police car, which drove slowly around the flagpole at the entrance, then left.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2025
She turned right, drove past the parade grounds with its flagpole, and parked her car near a massive, almost windowless building made of concrete and yellow bricks that covered almost ten acres of ground.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
The Interior Department, which oversees the National Park Service, said only the U.S. flag and other congressionally or departmentally authorized flags are flown on National Park Service flagpoles, with limited exceptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
The two flagpoles, he posted on Truth Social, are “tall, tapered, rust proof” and of the “highest quality.”
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2025
Under new rules, Harrison said the Union flag and the county council's own flag would fly permanently on two of the three flagpoles outside County Hall.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025
Last year, some county lifeguard stations didn’t fly the Pride flags because they didn’t have the right flagpoles to hold both that flag and the U.S. flag, according to the lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
The harpies fluttered after them, perching on trees, mailboxes, and flagpoles, following the smell of food.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
