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pulpit

[pool-pit, puhl-] / ˈpʊl pɪt, ˈpʌl- /
NOUN
structure from which sermon is given
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“We are united with everybody in our country praying for peace, and specifically praying for immigrants in our country,” Gomez said during an address from the pulpit Wednesday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

The Prince of Wales gave a Bible reading from the pulpit.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Moore, who did not respond to a call seeking comment, often used his pulpit to try to get out ahead of potential crises.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

“She’s going to have a bully pulpit, and she can talk to moms about how to care for their kids, what kind of food to give them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

It was in the strange, the welcoming faces, it cried up to him from the altar, it sat, as he mounted the pulpit steps, waiting for him in his seat.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin