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pulpit

[pool-pit, puhl-] / ˈpʊl pɪt, ˈpʌl- /
NOUN
structure from which sermon is given
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The state superintendent also typically takes advantage of the bully pulpit on education issues.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Jin’s path to the pulpit was forged in the aftermath of a different crackdown: Tiananmen Square.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The surgeon general wields a powerful bully pulpit for health advice, and helps oversee the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

In this moment, “the box,” as Mero casually refers to it, became a true communal stage, a participatory call-and-response pulpit for the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Parish leaders used the pulpit to lend “the arm of the Church to what we believe is a righteous cause.”

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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