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lectern

[lek-tern] / ˈlɛk tərn /
NOUN
reading desk
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One of these, a sinuous swirl of foliage at the base of the cathedral’s great lectern, tells us what the Art Nouveau architects of a later generation were looking at.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Olson returned to the lectern with a new brief and a broader argument.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025

During a recent celebration, from a lectern behind thick bulletproof glass in Des Moines, Iowa, last Thursday, he picked a curious way to celebrate the birthday of the United States.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth took the lectern at the Pentagon briefing room on Thursday morning with two goals.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

Professor Fuchs walked around from behind her lectern.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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