a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information
for years the publisher has used his newspaper as a platform for his extreme political conservatism
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Golden, at 21 years old and donning a radiant gold-and-black suit, grabbed the microphone on the podium in front of a crowd later announced as 205,000 people.
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Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
His brother Deion Sanders Jr. was also in attendance as the family collectively awaited to hear their surname called from the podium.
The manosphere is a digital collection of websites, videos and forums that promote male supremacy and advocate for traditional gender roles.
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Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
With over 260 film screening approximately 900 times across venues in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei, alongside forums, markets, and special events, the 15th BJIFF offers a panoramic view of global cinema while providing a platform for emerging filmmakers.
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Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
29 Apr. 2025
From 1875 to 1929 it was delineated by a simple circle outlined in chalk (hence the name), but today the circle is much more esteemed with presentation stands and roses planted in the shape of a horseshoe.
This venue was much larger and housed a bigger crowd in contrast to her 2016 show at the now-defunct Rough Trade NYC location in Brooklyn—further proof of Dacus’ growing fan base.
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David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
The venue: the glorious TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard.
Use my convening power, use my platform as mayor, and then use my pulpit to convene everyone in the city who will touch economic development.
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Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
Their majority was led by new Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, R-Georgia, who dramatically accelerated the trend of shifting that office from a relatively nonpartisan to highly partisan pulpit.
There was a time when theater artists were encouraged to dig deeper into what made the stage unique as a form — most notably the palpable connection between actors and spectators.
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Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
What's kept my company going in this stage is the bigger picture.
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