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However, petitioners and Castle Pines city councilors found the annexation eligible based on the flagpole annexation.
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Olivia Young, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
The curator appeared from behind a flagpole, thrusting one hand into the air and announcing each of our names while holding her phone away from her mouth with the other.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Under a flagpole where thirteen stripes and twenty-four stars rippled in the breeze, over two hundred armed troops busied themselves in the barracks, mess hall, and ammunition and weapons depots.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
The Pride flag had flown at the Stonewall National Monument since 2022 after a flagpole was installed there.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
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Olivia Young, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
The curator appeared from behind a flagpole, thrusting one hand into the air and announcing each of our names while holding her phone away from her mouth with the other.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Under a flagpole where thirteen stripes and twenty-four stars rippled in the breeze, over two hundred armed troops busied themselves in the barracks, mess hall, and ammunition and weapons depots.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
The Pride flag had flown at the Stonewall National Monument since 2022 after a flagpole was installed there.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Flagpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagpole. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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flagpole
noun
flag·pole
ˈflag-ˌpōl 
: a pole from which a flag flies
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