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pulpit

[pool-pit, puhl-] / ˈpʊl pɪt, ˈpʌl- /
NOUN
structure from which sermon is given
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As a Christian minister of an American Baptist congregation, I’ve spent more than 20 years in a pulpit — long enough to know the difference between protecting a church and conscripting one.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

Anamaria and her brother, John Paul, read passages from the Bible from a pulpit framed by flowers and a portrait of Sayre.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

If Warsh goes quiet while his colleagues continue to give economic-outlook speeches, a kind of unilateral disarmament could take hold where the chair forfeits the bully pulpit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

Jin’s path to the pulpit was forged in the aftermath of a different crackdown: Tiananmen Square.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

He steps forward but stumbles against the pulpit.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

Because many colonists were illiterate, the Declaration was commonly declaimed by local officials in town squares and preachers in pulpits.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 2026

“Sometimes I communicate from pulpits, sometimes from bar stools, sometimes from public parks,” he says.

From Salon Feb. 22, 2026

Photographers climbing medieval pulpits to get better angles could cause a major distraction, she said.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2024

On Sunday, several pastors praised the ruling from their pulpits.

From Seattle Times Jun. 26, 2022

Why, it’s them that, not content with printin’ lies on paper an’ preachin’ them out of pulpits, does want to be cuttin’ them on the tombstones.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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