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lectern

[lek-tern] / ˈlɛk tərn /
NOUN
reading desk
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Zacharia appeared wholly unprepared when she took the lectern to address the press corps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Standing at the lectern, flanked by more than 10 others in support, the woman called for the school district to provide more security at Franklin High School to prevent another fatal tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Tobias Gough’s duty was simple: wheel out the heavy, bespoke wooden lectern and test the mic whenever a premier was about to resign or make their first speech to the nation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 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

After that, Blanca just held my hand and her eyes returned to the figure standing alone behind a lectern on the platform.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

Barabak: Starting out, the candidates behind their lecterns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2022

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

From The Care of Books by John Willis Clark


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