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podium

[poh-dee-uhm] / ˈpoʊ di əm /
NOUN
raised platform for oration
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While his Alpine team-mate Gasly could have been on the podium, he was nowhere to be seen and also had a needless crash with Sainz.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

And it could have been even better with a podium but a penalty for speeding in the pit lane is unnecessary and cost him.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

In the homey second movement, he carefully lays down his cello, picks up a music box and sits at the foot of the podium.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

After the color guard and the national anthem, Ruth R. Wisse made her way to the podium to deliver the annual Jefferson Lecture, the nation’s highest honor in the humanities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

On May 7, Khrushchev once again climbed the podium at the meeting of the Supreme Soviet.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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