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lectern

[lek-tern] / ˈlɛk tərn /
NOUN
reading desk
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One of these, a sinuous swirl of foliage at the base of the cathedral’s great lectern, tells us what the Art Nouveau architects of a later generation were looking at.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

He appears mentally unstable and physically feeble, clinging to his lectern as if it were a walker.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

Olson returned to the lectern with a new brief and a broader argument.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025

That vision to "change" Britain - the word that has adorned many a red lectern - has on occasion come up against the harsh reality of politics in the year since.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

Professor Fuchs walked around from behind her lectern.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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