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flagpole

[flag-pohl] / ˈflægˌpoʊl /


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The person was “armed” with a large flagpole and an unknown cylindrical object, the chief said, and was taken into custody after refusing officers’ commands to drop the items.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 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

Grounded by a barren tree serving as a flagpole, the standard flies over a war-torn landscape.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

This consolidation developed after the stock broke above a bull flag pivot near $20 in March 2024, with the original flagpole rally beginning at the very round $10 level:

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

In the middle of campus, halfway between Heart and ESG, there’s a flagpole with a big circular driveway around it.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

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

Now he’s installed two giant flagpoles, one on the North Lawn and the other on the South Lawn.

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

They dried the reeds tied on their flagpoles and horses’ manes and tails.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston


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