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About a week after Kirk’s killing, Benjamin observed a minute of silence in his honor at the end of an assembly, which was followed by an invitation to gather at a flagpole and pray.
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Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
In referencing the act of putting someone's shorts up a flagpole, Salute Your Shorts’ very title truly captures the essence of the show.
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Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
The flags, which were designed to be flown from two large flagpoles near the end of the route, were massive.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
Some days later a Bavarian comic was confronted by passersby on that same spot while trying to hoist the Stars and Stripes up a flagpole in a stunt for German television.
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Joshua Hunt,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
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Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
In referencing the act of putting someone's shorts up a flagpole, Salute Your Shorts’ very title truly captures the essence of the show.
—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
The flags, which were designed to be flown from two large flagpoles near the end of the route, were massive.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
Some days later a Bavarian comic was confronted by passersby on that same spot while trying to hoist the Stars and Stripes up a flagpole in a stunt for German television.
—
Joshua Hunt,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
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“Flagpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagpole. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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flagpole
noun
flag·pole
ˈflag-ˌpōl 
: a pole from which a flag flies
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