lectern
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Asked about the lawsuit during questioning, Turner said, “We’re working on that right now,” then shifted to a brown lunch bag pulled from the lectern from which he extracted several items.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
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
In an emotional resignation speech, delivered at a lectern outside his Downing Street front door, he said his party had asked "whether I am best placed to lead us into the next general election".
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
So when Torres took the lectern in Garden Grove, he wasn’t just there as an elected official.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
He wound up his story by pausing and staring at the lectern for a count of ten; then he looked up frankly.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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Charred furniture, lecterns and smoky curls of carpet are piled around the entrance - its guts emptied, and debris cleared, in time for Friday prayers.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
The two leaders gave opening remarks from lecterns on opposite sides of the stage.
From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2023
Newsom said it’s clear that Californians are “a little exhausted” with watching politicians at lecterns talk about fixing the problem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2023
The set for this Cambridge University institution is minimal — two tables, two chairs, two tabletop lecterns.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
In several miniatures lecterns of very curious design are often depicted; some of them stood on a cupboard or cupboards wherein books were stowed away.
From Old English Libraries by Ernest Albert Savage
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