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But Boise responded, in part by wrapping flagpoles in the rainbow colors of the flag.
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Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026
But then it would get sent up the flagpole to the HOWGIC (Head Old White Guy in Charge), and HOWGIC would say no.
—Ryan O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
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.
—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
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Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026
But then it would get sent up the flagpole to the HOWGIC (Head Old White Guy in Charge), and HOWGIC would say no.
—Ryan O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
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.
—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
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“Flagpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagpole. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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flagpole
noun
flag·pole
ˈflag-ˌpōl 
: a pole from which a flag flies
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