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utility pole

NOUN
post that holds utility lines
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In the notice, the commission said PG&E didn’t report the fire until two days after it broke out, and that it destroyed a utility pole and other equipment before investigators could examine them.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

A notice about the cleanup is displayed on a utility pole on Wilshire Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2025

The crash at about 8 p.m. on April 18 had severed a utility pole.

From Seattle Times Apr. 25, 2024

After a utility pole fell and ignited a wildfire, Frank King and his family raced to escape as electrical transformers exploded around their homes near Oregon’s coast.

From New York Times Mar. 22, 2024

I stopped next to a utility pole for a bit, exhaled heavily, and threw some angry punches in the air.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah



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