podium
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Leading out White to the podium on Monday, Trump said he had been "having a little fun."
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
After an exchange near the podium, Rodríguez returned to the Cuban delegation’s seats and was given an opportunity to speak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The rambunctious teenagers crammed into a lecture hall suddenly went quiet when a woman old enough to be their great-grandmother, and smaller in stature than many of them, approached the podium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Two laps later, Leclerc picked off Verstappen down the inside of Turn One to secure the second podium position.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
At the front of the auditorium, a man stepped toward a podium on the stage.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Many boomers, who grew up reading Mailer, seeing him regularly on TV, in gossip columns and on college campus podia, took him as a given.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2022
See her brave the weather at tarmacs, outdoor podia, and tourist hotspots below.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2018
There are many podia along the length of the arm, which allow the sea star to latch onto objects and walk.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Aspidochirote Holothurian of the family Holothuriidae, showing the mouth surrounded by tentacles, the anus at the other end of the body, and three of the rows of podia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
"Que podia hacer, señores?" said the culprit, casting an appealing, imploring glance around him.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 by Various
It makes us fondly recall a past when first ladies competently delivered coherent speeches from podiums and made strong policy advocates.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
In the intervening years, when he was largely absent from U.S. podiums, Mr. Thomas cemented an enduring relationship with the London Symphony Orchestra, becoming its chief conductor in 1988.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
While the other candidates pressed their palms against the podiums, ready to pounce on every question, Becerra clasped his hands like an altar boy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
Neil has had a couple of World Cup podiums this season - one each with his brother and Poth.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
When their names are called, they step into the glaring stage lights and up to the adjacent podiums.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
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