flagpole
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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
“It was a flagpole type of moment,” Lalas said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
The 10-year chart shows the flagpole being about 4.5 percentage points in height.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
But I don’t like sitting next to the flagpole by myself looking like I was forgotten.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
The president has weighed in on paving stones, marble, flagpoles and other aesthetic details around the White House as he reshapes the presidential grounds.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
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
Last year, some county lifeguard stations didn’t fly the Pride flags because they didn’t have the right flagpoles to hold both that flag and the U.S. flag, according to the lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 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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