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On May 14, the sun at noon will be directly overhead, which means that for a few moments, vertically standing objects—telephone poles, flagpoles, people—will not cast any shadows.
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Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
Crochet walked Gleyber Torres on four pitches and allowed a single to Vierling to put two men on, and that brought up Dingler, who drove a 3-1 fastball just over the wall by the center field flagpole.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Under the agreement, within a week, the Park Service will hang three flags on the Stonewall monument flagpole — each measuring three feet by five feet.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Under the settlement’s terms, the flag will be permanently restored to its place on the memorial’s flagpole alongside the American flag and a flag for the National Park Service.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2026
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Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
Crochet walked Gleyber Torres on four pitches and allowed a single to Vierling to put two men on, and that brought up Dingler, who drove a 3-1 fastball just over the wall by the center field flagpole.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Under the agreement, within a week, the Park Service will hang three flags on the Stonewall monument flagpole — each measuring three feet by five feet.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Under the settlement’s terms, the flag will be permanently restored to its place on the memorial’s flagpole alongside the American flag and a flag for the National Park Service.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Flagpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagpole. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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flagpole
noun
flag·pole
ˈflag-ˌpōl 
: a pole from which a flag flies
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