podium
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After nearly 10 months of intimidation, Mr. Netanyahu will proudly stand at the General Assembly podium on behalf of the Jewish state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
A media darling on the podium like no one since Leonard Bernstein—his storied predecessor at Lincoln Center—Mr. Dudamel seems determined to inject some longed-for pizazz into the job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Nearly everyone standing behind the podium, barring a city council member or two, held a similar picture.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Max Verstappen, in the Red Bull, finished third to complete the podium at Monza.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The auditorium is dimly lit, with most of the lighting focused on the stage, where a stout white lady stands behind a wide glass podium.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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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
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
"To come away with two podiums is no mean feat, and I am the only athlete to double up in the sprints and I came away with a second and a third," added Hunt.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
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
While the other candidates pressed their palms against the podiums, ready to pounce on every question, Becerra clasped his hands like an altar boy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
“These are our podiums, but no pressure. You don’t have to sing.”
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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