flagpole
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And Trump has feuded with the agency over, among other things, a 70-foot-tall flagpole erected on his Rancho Palos Verdes golf course without a permit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
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
The 10-year chart shows the flagpole being about 4.5 percentage points in height.
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
The momentum slams me into a flagpole and I cling to it.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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
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
She put up the flagpoles, and she put them to work.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2024
We were like odd ruined flagpoles, bent double, with our bright clothes flapping.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
