lectern
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How will Team Burnham choreograph the moment where he walks up to the lectern to address the country?
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 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 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
The two leaders gave opening remarks from lecterns on opposite sides of the stage.
From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2023
The custom blue and wood-paneled lectern was bought using a state credit card in June for $19,029.25, significantly higher than prices listed online for other lecterns.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 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 set for this Cambridge University institution is minimal — two tables, two chairs, two tabletop lecterns.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
You may reasonably decline to provide such adjuncts or accessories to Anglican worship as pulpits and litany-desks, service-books and altar-cloths, lecterns and candlesticks.
From John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir by Blair, David Hunter
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