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Then, Webster swung the metal flagpole at the officer.
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
The report described brutal assaults on police by a mob that wielded flagpoles and bear spray, including photos of scenes that law enforcement has likened to hand-to-hand combat.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
Flags have been lowered on flagpoles at state and federal buildings across California.
—Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
The New Year's Eve ball will start its 60-second descent down the flagpole atop One Times Square at exactly 11:59 p.m. ET.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
The report described brutal assaults on police by a mob that wielded flagpoles and bear spray, including photos of scenes that law enforcement has likened to hand-to-hand combat.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
Flags have been lowered on flagpoles at state and federal buildings across California.
—Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
The New Year's Eve ball will start its 60-second descent down the flagpole atop One Times Square at exactly 11:59 p.m. ET.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Flagpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagpole. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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flagpole
noun
flag·pole
ˈflag-ˌpōl 
: a pole from which a flag flies
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