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
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
At every new site, Corriveau and Corley installed a massive flagpole and flew the largest U.S. flag they could find, betting that people’s curiosity would lead them to Dave & Buster’s, McCleary said.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
This consolidation developed after the stock broke above a bull flag pivot near $20 in March 2024, with the original flagpole rally beginning at the very round $10 level:
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
“Maybe the flagpole could be a plan B when there isn’t the threat of storms, because avoiding tall metal poles is actually a good rule of thumb when lightning may be in the picture.”
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
New flagpoles fly supersized American flags on the North and South lawns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
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
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
