Pilate
Britishnoun
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"He cannot do a Pontius Pilate and maintain he cannot interfere because policing is devolved."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025
He told Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would be fighting.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
That was also the case 2,000 years ago when Pontius Pilate ordered the crucifixion of Jesus, who posed a serious threat to the religious and political primacy of the Pharisees, the Herodians and the Romans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025
But as Jesus’s crucifixion grows near, Pilate is increasingly frightened by how restless the crowd is getting.
From Salon ● May 3, 2024
Pilate they remembered as a pretty woods-wild girl “that couldn’t nobody put shoes on.”
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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