lectern
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In an emotional resignation speech, delivered at a lectern outside his Downing Street front door, he said his party had asked "whether I am best placed to lead us into the next general election".
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
So when Torres took the lectern in Garden Grove, he wasn’t just there as an elected official.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
That elicited plenty of interjections from the degree-holders below his lectern, to whom Borchetta responded, “Deal with it.”
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
While on the witness stand, Musk focused mostly on the jury and the attorneys at the lectern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
He leaned one arm on the lectern again and grinned.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
The two leaders gave opening remarks from lecterns on opposite sides of the stage.
From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2023
There are lecterns on each level connected by a staircase with ornate details which were all crafted by hand.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2022
The boxy dark blue and dark paneled lecterns — there are many — are a symbol of the modern presidency.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
The set for this Cambridge University institution is minimal — two tables, two chairs, two tabletop lecterns.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
These lecterns are of oak, 6 feet 7 inches long, and 7 feet high, measured to the top of the ornamental finial.
From The Care of Books by Clark, John Willis
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