pulpit
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The surgeon general wields a powerful bully pulpit for health advice, and helps oversee the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
In this moment, “the box,” as Mero casually refers to it, became a true communal stage, a participatory call-and-response pulpit for the neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
“The truth is that when you are police chief you have a bully pulpit, and what you say or fail to say is important.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026
The Prince of Wales gave a Bible reading from the pulpit.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
John had finished sweeping, and he now mounted to the pulpit to dust the three thronelike chairs, purple, with white linen squares for the headpieces and for the massive arms.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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