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Recent Examples of podium
Most restaurants greet guests at a podium near the entrance.
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Iyesatta Massaquoi Emeli, STAT, 2 June 2026
Supporters crowded around the podium during the speech, breaking into cheers when Lahn mentioned his campaign issues and bellowing boos and jeers when State Auditor Rob Sand, the unopposed candidate for the Democratic primary, was mentioned.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 2 June 2026
Amid backlash, the California Interscholastic Federation reintroduced a pilot policy allowing additional girls to receive podium spots or medals in events where they were displaced by a biological male athlete.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
But the team fell short of the podium, losing to Victor Wembanyama and France in the quarterfinals.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
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Iyesatta Massaquoi Emeli, STAT, 2 June 2026
Supporters crowded around the podium during the speech, breaking into cheers when Lahn mentioned his campaign issues and bellowing boos and jeers when State Auditor Rob Sand, the unopposed candidate for the Democratic primary, was mentioned.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 2 June 2026
Amid backlash, the California Interscholastic Federation reintroduced a pilot policy allowing additional girls to receive podium spots or medals in events where they were displaced by a biological male athlete.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
But the team fell short of the podium, losing to Victor Wembanyama and France in the quarterfinals.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for podium
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One of the only calendar moments the site leans into is Halloween, where thousands upon thousands of videos flood the platform, from DIY Halloween costume tutorials to full-length horror films, a YouTube spokesman tells me.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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These operational realities influenced the development of Beacon Connect, a platform designed to improve communication and visibility for transportation teams, schools, and families through real-time operational insights and coordination tools.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Yao was discussing the next stage of AI development on-stage Friday with Tencent’s Cloud executive Dowson Tong at the company’s event in Beijing co-organized with local authorities.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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The movie is a straightforward and durable adaptation — Jolie’s electric performance won her an Oscar — but bringing the material to the stage has allowed a more fungible approach to the material, to both capture what happened to Kaysen and express what was flowing through her mind.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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From the pulpit, Reverend Renè Brown said that all of this was on his mind.—
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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But while the two overlap on some issues, City Hall and the Vatican remain very different pulpits.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Reeve said Kayla McBride led the defensive stand that limited Chicago’s chances in the paint.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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During peach season, purchase fruits from local growers at a farm stand or farmers' market.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
30 May 2026
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On April 29, Elizabeth's son, King Charles III, twice name-dropped George III from the rostrum at the heart of American democracy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Pylkkänen, who sometimes takes to the rostrum for Fair Warning, told me that private sales are being boosted by a new upper tier of collectors that have become wary of buying at auction.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Talk show host Montel Williams, who is Black, even walking off the dais, per The New York Times.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
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Though the five-member board is non-partisan, Chaffee was the first Democrat to serve on its dais in 12 years.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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Over the next five years restoration will extend to the three great rose windows of the west, north, and south façades, the flying buttresses of the nave, the west façade towers, and the windows of the nave tribune as well as the choir chapels.—
Michael T. Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
23 May 2026
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On the first day of spring in 1999, Southlake opened the first six blocks of its new Town Square, a tribune to Main Street Americana.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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Ursula stared up from the gloomy nave at the enormous mahogany machine booming from the balcony and, rising from it, those shining, impossible banks of pipes that reached into the arches above.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Throw open the French doors, step onto the balcony, and you’ll be greeted with a view of the resplendent lawns that stretch all the way to the water.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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“Podium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/podium. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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