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lectern

[lek-tern] / ˈlɛk tərn /
NOUN
reading desk
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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

I hear, for instance, that he may not bother with a lectern for his first speech as prime minister, outside 10 Downing Street, on Monday.

From BBC Jul. 19, 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

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

Cluny’s long tail swished restlessly, the single eye stared at a carved eagle holding the rotting lectern on its outspread wings.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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

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

The boxy dark blue and dark paneled lecterns — there are many — are a symbol of the modern presidency.

From Seattle Times Oct. 11, 2022

But the statement that the grades are numbered "from the bottom and proceed upwards" can hardly be reconciled with any arrangement of lecterns.

From The Care of Books by John Willis Clark




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