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podium

[poh-dee-uhm] / ˈpoʊ di əm /
NOUN
raised platform for oration
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McLaren were left licking their wounds after a strong first part of the race in which Piastri was looking on course for a potential podium.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

In 2022, he won the Vuelta a Espana and has since added two podium finishes at the Tour de France.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

George was the only driver out of the top 15 finishers on a two-stop and did this decision cost him a podium finish?

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

But soon after the new Fed chairman took to the podium Wednesday, stocks fell and the 10-year Treasury yield ticked up above 5% again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Akira grabbed on to the podium like it was a life preserver, and stood there uneasily for a long moment after the applause had stopped.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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

All ordinary classical temples stood on podia or platforms which raised them above the surrounding surface at least to some small extent.

From Roman Britain in 1914 by F. (Francis) Haverfield

B, Distal joint-face. c, Ventral groove, where lies the water-vessel, from which branches pass through the ossicle, emerging as podia at e and e.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various

NBA stars such as Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson wear Anta on the court, and top East African runners have taken the podiums in them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

It will be Vance striding toward planes in photographs and Vance standing behind podiums to explain why negotiations aren’t working.

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026

Gstrein, with just two World Cup podiums to his name, then set the pace on the second leg to dramatically snatch the lead from Kristoffersen.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

Four years ago, she was a favorite in Beijing but went 0 for 6 on podiums and failed to cross the finish line three times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

Old men guard it, sitting behind four red podiums.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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