Podiums

In many sports, results in the top three of a competition are often referred to as podiums, or podium finishes. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)

"The podiums are a link between sustainable forestry operations in communities throughout British Columbia and the enduring worldwide tradition of the Olympics," said ILMA president Jim Hackett. ❋ Webpapers Admin (2010)

In some individual sports, "podiums" is an official statistic, referring to the number of top three results an athlete has achieved over the course of a season or career. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)

The Port Authority also has advocated developing just retail "podiums" on the site of two of Mr. Silverstein's skyscrapers, forming a base on which he could build office towers later. ❋ Unknown (2009)

What, if any, things are available to rent such as podiums chairs, etc. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Those wishing to aspire to something larger than themselves should wholly embrace a message of love, peace, and goodwill toward all and not the rhetoric spewing from podiums and pulpits that advocate hating the sin but loving the sinner. ❋ Aaron Anson (2012)

But he found an inspiration at Whistler that was missing in Italy four years ago, had just enough time to regain his conditioning and went to three podiums. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I didn't expect to be fighting for podiums again until 2007 — until I was. ❋ Unknown (2010)

To protest the 10th anniversary celebration of the so-called anti-racism "Durban Process," which in reality mainstreamed anti-Semitic vitriol and podiums for serial human rights abusers like Ahmadinejad. ❋ Rabbi Abraham Cooper (2011)

Trebon earned wins over Powers at the Darkhorse Stampede in Cincinnati and Wells at Jingle Cross, as well as a run of podiums at the USGP. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Repugniscum tacitly approve of violence, bigotry, and intimidation from their podiums (podia?), then feign surprise when there is an event. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When the subject of immigration arose, they climbed across their podiums playing king of the hill on who would implement the strictest enforcement. ❋ Will Durst (2011)

I can see the next cycle of presidential debates filled with folks at podiums giving a jocular 'tsk,' rolling their eyes and saying "oh, merde," to every spurious argument presented by their learned colleagues. ❋ James Napoli (2011)

Larry Ellison, Steve Ballmer and other tech leaders took to podiums to fret that the U.S. was being left in Europe's mobile dust. ❋ Jr. Holman W. Jenkins (2011)

After holding a bilateral meeting in the Oval office with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, the two leaders walked out to the Rose Garden podiums. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There was a time when Mr Abbado was a regular on UK podiums, especially when he was the London Symphony Orchestra's chief conductor in the 1980s. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Set your [papers] on the podium and read from behind it. Man, it's not a podium, it's a [lectern] -- you don't [stand on it]! ❋ RedJ4ckal (2006)

[yea] ur [a good guy]/girl, you are podium [in my book]. ❋ Slick Rick (2005)

"Dude I totally [podium'd] last night with Ashley." "[Pshh] dude, she asked you if you ride BMX?..lose her [the trick's] definitely trying to podium." ❋ Anonymous799 (2011)

[I bet] [Sebastian Vettel] has had a [championship] podium piss ❋ Tilly Tilly (2013)

[Abdul], look at the tall hot girl over there. Yeah [Muhammad], hot but tall. [To come on] her face I'd have to use the winners podium technique. ❋ SpaffInHerFace (2014)

-----Example----- [Illana]: "Oscar, you never agree with me! Name one time when you fully agreed with me! Just one! Just now for example, when we were eating at [Hibachi's]..." Oscar: (There is nothing I can do to [stop this]) Bud 1: (Oscar deserves it) Illana: "I try so hard to see your point of view! ... blah blah ... It's just ridiculous! ----Later---- Oscar: "I hate it when Illana gets up on her bitch podium and yells at me" Bud 1: "I don't know man, you think it lasted for a minute? ❋ Wise_observer (2009)

when Kaleigh [McEnany] gave her final gaslighting session before trump left for MarALago Carol turned to her wife Sue in disgust. "my god, these fuckers," she exclaimed. "Spicer, Huckabee, [Grisham] and even this dolt Keelie are all Podium Liars and I can't wait for [Jen Psaki]." ❋ Uncle Joosie (2021)

[I can’t] wait [to podium] party the girls at [the bar] thought ❋ Chavoboy (2023)

I looked at [the audience] and [immediately] podium amnesia was [on me] ❋ Kingsman (2017)

[American Girl]: "So I was watching this movie with Ryan Reynolds yesterday..." Canadian Male [beaks] in "Ryan Reynolds is Canadian!" American Girl (waves hand): "Yeah, you guys really [own the podium]. Anyways, that movie sucked." ❋ Goldie1 (2010)