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Half-mast refers to flags flown on ships, while half-staff is used for flags flown on land.
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Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Beshear declares a state of emergency to move resources more quickly, establishes a relief fund, and orders flags to be lowered to half-staff.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
Tennessee flags are not being flown at half-staff in honor of the former vice president.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
Flags in Minnesota are also currently lowered in honor of former Vice President Dick Cheney and will remain at half-staff until sunset on the day of his interment.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
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Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Beshear declares a state of emergency to move resources more quickly, establishes a relief fund, and orders flags to be lowered to half-staff.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
Tennessee flags are not being flown at half-staff in honor of the former vice president.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
Flags in Minnesota are also currently lowered in honor of former Vice President Dick Cheney and will remain at half-staff until sunset on the day of his interment.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Half-staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-staff. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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