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lectern

[lek-tern] / ˈlɛk tərn /
NOUN
reading desk
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So when Burnham decided to break with tradition and make his inaugural address Monday accompanied by only a minimalist microphone stand, a vocal faction of the electorate worried they’d lose more than the lectern.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

And all three stood at the lectern in Downing Street within four years of each other.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Standing at the lectern outside his front door, he said: "Walking up this street two years ago was the proudest moment of my life."

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Poised behind a lectern, in a silver silk top and matching trousers, Kirk explained that feminism teaches women to “reject the very things that make womanhood unique.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Maggie looked “nervous” as she crossed the stage to the wood lectern, noticeably trembling.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Vance and Walz cordially acknowledged one another before taking up their places behind their respective lecterns.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 1, 2024

The two leaders gave opening remarks from lecterns on opposite sides of the stage.

From Reuters Nov. 18, 2023

There are lecterns on each level connected by a staircase with ornate details which were all crafted by hand.

From BBC Oct. 30, 2022

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

From New York Times Oct. 2, 2022

His notes are profusely decorated with a rich array of rood screens, finial crockets, lavatories, aumbries, lecterns, lych sheds, albs, stoups, sedilia, credence tables, pixes, hagioscopes, baudekyns, and squenches.

From The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author by John Hill Burton




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