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Trump bought and paid for two new massive flagpoles for the White House this week.
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
Daredevils seeking an early version of viral fame tested their mettle by sitting atop flagpoles for days at a time, going over Niagara Falls in a barrel or walking on the wings of airplanes in flight.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
That provision prohibits what happened during the weeks before June: Some unknown person or people put up a second set of Idaho flags on the third flagpole mounts on each lamppost.
—Idaho Statesman, 6 July 2025
Her obituary identified her as the one-time record holder for flagpole sitting.
—Indianapolis Star, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
Daredevils seeking an early version of viral fame tested their mettle by sitting atop flagpoles for days at a time, going over Niagara Falls in a barrel or walking on the wings of airplanes in flight.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
That provision prohibits what happened during the weeks before June: Some unknown person or people put up a second set of Idaho flags on the third flagpole mounts on each lamppost.
—Idaho Statesman, 6 July 2025
Her obituary identified her as the one-time record holder for flagpole sitting.
—Indianapolis Star, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
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“Flagpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagpole. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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flagpole
noun
flag·pole
ˈflag-ˌpōl 
: a pole from which a flag flies
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