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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

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

They can make major unilateral decisions — such as welcoming federal troops into California cities — and command a bully pulpit to drive public opinion and policy, including through statewide ballot measures.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

There, a great crowd of misshapen individuals are gathered around an old man in a pulpit made of cobwebs; he says nothing, but blows bubbles.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

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

From BBC Mar. 4, 2024

At the end of the day, only the preachers in the pulpits can reach the evangelical faithful.

From Salon Feb. 22, 2024

On Sundays, Spanish is heard from the pulpits of six churches.

From Seattle Times Dec. 23, 2023

A second, and then a third, pastoral was read from the pulpits.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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