lectern
Example Sentences
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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
That’s why Powell’s final turn at the lectern Wednesday is “so momentous,” said Julia Coronado, a former top Fed staffer and president of MacroPolicy Perspectives.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
Trump addressed the executives from a lectern on a makeshift dais a few feet away from them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
He smiled to himself as he stepped away from the lectern and the clatter of silverware on china rang out around the room.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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