flagpole

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The 10-year chart shows the flagpole being about 4.5 percentage points in height.

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

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

The beagle comes barreling toward me, legs going lickety-split, long ears flopping, tail sticking up like a flagpole.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor