flagpole
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Manouchehri said the flag was only meant for events and education, not for a flagpole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 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
Nearby, a municipal flagpole is rusted, palm trees are dead, handrails are covered with stickers and a sign establishing a “Special Enforcement and Cleaning Zone” is covered with grime and graffiti.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 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
I’m waiting for him at our usual meeting spot—the flagpole in front of the school.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
They can be found planting trees, pulling weeds, painting flagpoles and picking up cigarette butts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
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 two flagpoles, he posted on Truth Social, are “tall, tapered, rust proof” and of the “highest quality.”
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2025
“Camping World has a habit of installing flagpoles that are quite large in size, but they do it without pulling permits on numerous occasions.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024
The national flags of Nepal and South Africa, along with banners from Kodak, Apple Computer, and other sponsors, flew from a pair of tall aluminum flagpoles.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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