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Instead, Trump offered clemency even to those who had attacked police officers with a variety of makeshift weapons, including fire extinguishers, flagpoles and wasp spray.
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
On shore, flags are flown at half-staff, meaning the flagpole is attached to a building or stuck in the ground.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
According to prosecutors, body camera footage and his own words, Barnett entered Pelosi’s office suite with a flagpole and a stun device concealed in a walking stick.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
He is then seen holding an American flagpole and striking two officers on the steps.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
On shore, flags are flown at half-staff, meaning the flagpole is attached to a building or stuck in the ground.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
According to prosecutors, body camera footage and his own words, Barnett entered Pelosi’s office suite with a flagpole and a stun device concealed in a walking stick.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
He is then seen holding an American flagpole and striking two officers on the steps.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Flagpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagpole. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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flagpole
noun
flag·pole
ˈflag-ˌpōl 
: a pole from which a flag flies
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