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flagpole

[flag-pohl] / ˈflægˌpoʊl /


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On June 27, 2015, an activist named Bree Newsome climbed the 30-foot flagpole outside the South Carolina State House.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

And Trump has feuded with the agency over, among other things, a 70-foot-tall flagpole erected on his Rancho Palos Verdes golf course without a permit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

At every new site, Corriveau and Corley installed a massive flagpole and flew the largest U.S. flag they could find, betting that people’s curiosity would lead them to Dave & Buster’s, McCleary said.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026

Then he swung his bag back and stood next to the tall flagpole that rose outside the front of the building.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Banned items include weapons, fireworks, flares, gas canisters, laser pens, camping chairs, umbrellas, flagpoles, air horns, megaphones, nitrous oxide, and excessive food and cigarettes security would think was more than "personal use".

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

The Interior Department, which oversees the National Park Service, said only the U.S. flag and other congressionally or departmentally authorized flags are flown on National Park Service flagpoles, with limited exceptions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

The two flagpoles, he posted on Truth Social, are “tall, tapered, rust proof” and of the “highest quality.”

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2025

“Camping World has a habit of installing flagpoles that are quite large in size, but they do it without pulling permits on numerous occasions.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024

The national flags of Nepal and South Africa, along with banners from Kodak, Apple Computer, and other sponsors, flew from a pair of tall aluminum flagpoles.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer


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