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pole

[pohl] / poʊl /


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In Japan, Antonelli was on pole, and dropped back only because of a poor start.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“The last thing we need is to have a pole fall onto someone or something if there are high winds,” the bureau’s Clinton Tsurui wrote in the June 4, 2025, email.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The mission was originally planned as the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17 in 1972, with two astronauts due to set down near the Moon's south pole and spend a week on the surface.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Skilled workers electrified rural America one pole at a time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

To her right, the guiamala—now abandoned—trotted in nervous circles until it knocked down the tent’s central pole and the whole structure gave an ominous shudder.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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