podium
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A bunch of Bahraini-related activities are being held at the track, while the trophy presented will be the Bahrain Grand Prix trophy and rosewater rather than champagne will be sprayed on the podium.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 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
Piastri at that point was still in podium contention, but his race unravelled soon after.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
If he must stand up, he’s placed behind a generously sized podium, robust enough to handle the full body-weight of his lean.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
She was the very picture of calm, and she glided to the podium as she spoke.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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
Clypeastroida.—Ambulacrals simple or compound, with two pores juxtaposed, dorsal podia respiratory; interambulacrals multi-tuberculate, none resorbed; mouth central with flattened unequal jaws, reduced external gills, and few sphaeridia; anus exocyclic.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
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
"The next generation really believes and talks about podiums like it's a normal thing," Ryding told Ski Sunday before the Games.
From BBC ● 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
There was a table that curved out to face residents, and two podiums positioned to face the board members.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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