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pulpits

noun

plural of pulpit

as in altars

a raised flat surface where a priest or minister stands when leading a worship service The pastor ascended the pulpit.

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Recent Examples of pulpits Politicians routinely invoke faith on the campaign trail, speak from pulpits and frame policy debates in moral terms. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 21 June 2026 From church pulpits to community gatherings, the policy U-turn was widely viewed as a betrayal of Black American shoppers who launched boycotts. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 3 June 2026 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 Faith leaders must speak out from their pulpits. — Fabienne Perlov, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 The number of women in Christian pulpits stands in jarring juxtaposition with the Easter narratives in the New Testament. — Mary Foskett, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026 But one of his most consequential legacies unfolded far from church pulpits and voting booths. — Brennan Nevada Johnson, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2026 With her latest, Pearce puts forth a perspective of grace and faith, offering a rebuttal to shame, guilt, and judgmental messages that can too often flow from church pulpits and critical people. — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026 Hillsides and fields that were once mosaics of blue phlox, wood poppies and Jack-in-the-pulpits have become swaths of monochrome yellow. — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025

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The British Museum’s collection of South Arabian artifacts indeed includes incense burners, tablets, altars and other ancient items that could be the ones referred to by the Yemen Authority.

— News Desk, Artforum, 7 July 2026
One feels exposed, out in the elements, seeking shade from shapes that appear like altars or overlooking winding paths that veer high and low.

— Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

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Sale items include classroom furniture such as desks, chairs, bookshelves, tables and podiums, the post says.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2026
The e-gates will use real-time biometric verification to match CLEAR+ members' face with their ID, allowing passengers to verify their identity in under five seconds and skip documentation checks at Transportation Security Administration podiums and proceed directly to physical screening.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 9 June 2026

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