pulpit
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They can make major unilateral decisions — such as welcoming federal troops into California cities — and command a bully pulpit to drive public opinion and policy, including through statewide ballot measures.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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
The Health Secretary has also used his bully pulpit to attack products he views as toxins, including pesticides and fluoride in water.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
Roosevelt’s challenge to Wall Street, he writes, “was largely a bully pulpit affair, with rhetoric exceeding action.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
“I forgot that you know Sookie,” I said, looking down at the bearded fisherman standing in the pulpit in Mom’s proposal.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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