lectern
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Staff hastily arranged emergency kits and hard hats as props around the lectern ahead of her remarks on the shooting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
He appears mentally unstable and physically feeble, clinging to his lectern as if it were a walker.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025
Biden signed it in April 2024, weeks before he walked on to a debate stage in Atlanta and took a lectern across from Trump.
From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025
The hijinks continued when he stepped behind the lectern to speak and the teleprompter was not working.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025
Every day, the first minutes of class would be filled by harsh salvos of criticism aimed at Mr. Loring’s round, assailable figure leaning against his lectern.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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