pole

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The team won a 6-foot aluminum pole, among other prizes, for triumphing in a Festivus-themed trivia contest last December.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

After his second visit in less than a week, Diego Fernandez still wasn’t cleared to install a power pole on his property on Leilani Way.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Odysseus touched down in the Malapert A crater, some 300 kilometers from the moon’s south pole, becoming the first commercial lander to touch down on the moon.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Last year, Verstappen's pole position lap to beat the two McLarens was widely hailed as one of his greatest and it proved the foundation of a defensive victory against Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Early that morning the radar operators picked up an unidentified plane as it sped down from the pole and crossed the border of the Soviet Union.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin