pulpit
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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
Roosevelt’s challenge to Wall Street, he writes, “was largely a bully pulpit affair, with rhetoric exceeding action.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
The Prince of Wales gave a Bible reading from the pulpit.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
Moore, who did not respond to a call seeking comment, often used his pulpit to try to get out ahead of potential crises.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
He rose and mounted the pulpit steps, and took from the small opening at the bottom of the pulpit three tambourines.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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