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pulpit

[pool-pit, puhl-] / ˈpʊl pɪt, ˈpʌl- /
NOUN
structure from which sermon is given
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As an incumbent, Bass will always have the advantage of her City Hall bully pulpit, said Fernando Guerra, political science professor at Loyola Marymount University.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 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

“Dead Man” takes aim at hypocritical strong men who grandstand on a pulpit.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

He made his way soundlessly to one side of the pulpit and slid through a half-opened door leading into what looked like some sort of office.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx




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