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The work calls for climbing any manner of tall objects and edifices – frequently flagpoles but also towers, smokestacks and even the occasional cross – to install, repair, paint, maintain or inspect them.
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Trump’s comments come more than two years after thousands, prompted by the former president’s false claims that the 2020 election had been stolen, laid siege to the building, many of them carrying firearms, stun guns, flagpoles, bear spray and other weapons.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Last month, a California man — David Nicholas Dempsey, of Van Nuys — was sentenced to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024
However, where Ruth was actually pointing — at something deep in the field, like the flagpole, or at the Cubs pitcher — has been contested over the years.
—Lauren Rapp, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Trump’s comments come more than two years after thousands, prompted by the former president’s false claims that the 2020 election had been stolen, laid siege to the building, many of them carrying firearms, stun guns, flagpoles, bear spray and other weapons.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Last month, a California man — David Nicholas Dempsey, of Van Nuys — was sentenced to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024
However, where Ruth was actually pointing — at something deep in the field, like the flagpole, or at the Cubs pitcher — has been contested over the years.
—Lauren Rapp, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Flagpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagpole. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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flagpole
noun
flag·pole
ˈflag-ˌpōl 
: a pole from which a flag flies
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