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lectern

[lek-tern] / ˈlɛk tərn /
NOUN
reading desk
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As the crowd shouts encouragement, Tonya takes to the lectern.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Standing at the lectern, flanked by more than 10 others in support, the woman called for the school district to provide more security at Franklin High School to prevent another fatal tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Football coaches loathe looking backward, especially during the season, but before leaving the lectern, McVay made an exception in humorously referring to his team’s ultra-brief stay in Australia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Vance is due to appear behind the lectern on Thursday afternoon to deliver the first White House press briefing since the departure of Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

He wound up his story by pausing and staring at the lectern for a count of ten; then he looked up frankly.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

We open with the candidates walking out and taking their place behind their lecterns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024

The two leaders gave opening remarks from lecterns on opposite sides of the stage.

From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2023

Those aren't ideas parties like to put on the front of leaflets, lecterns or Facebook ads.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2023

The set for this Cambridge University institution is minimal — two tables, two chairs, two tabletop lecterns.

From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2022

There are beautiful examples of brass lecterns at Magdalene and Merton Colleges, Oxford, in most of our cathedrals, and many parish churches.

From Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church by Walter Field


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