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On Friday morning, in honor of his close friend Shah, Eddie Flack poured out a bottle of Wild Turkey on a lawn where flagpoles stand on campus across from Constant Hall.—Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026 And last month, a developer pitching a flagpole annexation into Palmer Lake to accommodate the construction of a Buc-ee’s travel center on I-25 — just south of the Douglas County line — withdrew its application following vocal community opposition to the project.—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026 Half-staff describes a flag that is raised halfway, between the top and bottom of the flagpole.—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026 However, petitioners and Castle Pines city councilors found the annexation eligible based on the flagpole annexation.—Olivia Young, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flagpole