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lectern

[lek-tern] / ˈlɛk tərn /
NOUN
reading desk
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Then Wisor stood at a lectern and gave remarks aimed at Horning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt echoed Trump’s sentiment Thursday from her lectern after a testy exchange with CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

Gustafson, originally 343rd on the list, asked to trade spots with another speaker as she approached the lectern.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 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

King pushed his written speech aside, gripped the lectern with both hands, and gave his country seventeen of the most memorable minutes in its history.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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