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lecture

[lek-cher] / ˈlɛk tʃər /






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Asked about entrusting such a project to Riyadh despite criticism of its human rights record, his office said: "At no point, when we attract a project, do we seek to lecture others."

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

In his 1975 Nobel Peace Prize lecture dissident Andrei Sakharov listed the names of more than 120 political prisoners he was aware of in the Soviet Union.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

This is a remix of the lecture supposedly spoiled millennials, who refused to sacrifice every small pleasure on the altar of homeownership, heard for years about $7 lattes.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

Other than the storybooks and other signs of K-12 clientele, the facilities wouldn’t be out of place at a nice university, and that includes the sloping lecture hall.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Or lecture me about the mistakes I’ve made with Boo.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

The idea of meeting lots of new people for the first time since starting secondary school was nerve-racking he says, but Isaak made friends by talking to people he met at lectures and seminars.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

His lectures have taken him "to America, five times, to Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium," he said, reeling off the list with a touch of showmanship.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

The retreat included daily lectures, approximately 33 hours of guided meditation, and group healing practices.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

She had married Günther Stern, a fellow student of philosophy, in 1929; as their relationship was ending in 1936, she met Blücher at one of her Paris lectures on antisemitism.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Spiritual periodicals contained serialized fiction, book reviews, ads for upcoming lectures, wedding and birth announcements, all items common to hometown papers.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

We’re also lectured early on that Cole is a chess master, but his alleged intelligence never pays off.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Instead of feeling like her concerns were being heard, “I got lectured about why I shouldn’t pick that fight or I should just let that go.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

Yet away from the mainstream, Ceirion Dewar, who is a bishop in the small, more conservative, traditionalist Confessing Anglican Church, insists he will not be "lectured to" by these clergy.

From BBC Nov. 22, 2025

She was also officer of several technical societies and lectured on technical analysis around the world.

From MarketWatch Nov. 17, 2025

Rutherford lectured Chadwick, “He is just like I was at his age.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Instead, he keeps lecturing young people to curtail their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Like many advisers, DeLarme understands that lecturing about the risks of stock picking can fall flat.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

A talented artist, the young Morris had spent his national service lecturing soldiers in fine arts and had exhibited surrealist paintings alongside Joan Miró.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

There’s the diner scene in which Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are on screen together for the first time, lecturing each about how “you can’t change me.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 22, 2025

Although Theo knows he can’t blame his bad health on his brother, to get better he needs a break from Vincent’s gusts, his squalls, his constant talking and lecturing.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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