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There were just two lecterns and two speakers at the news conference the leaders hosted, but two other parties hovered in the air.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

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

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

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2022

These numbers, compared with those mentioned above at Zutphen, indicate lecterns.

From The Care of Books by Clark, John Willis