flagpole

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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

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

With a fluid motion Kate slipped the lasso from the end of the flagpole.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart