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lectern

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

Frank Lopez, the city manager’s brother, said from the lectern during the public-comment period.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 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

Residents lined up at the wooden lectern to speak in three-minute slots, many invoking the less-than-savory reputation man camps earned in Wyoming’s boom-and-bust past.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

Marguerite follows me into the room and takes a seat at a slanted lectern near the window.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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

But at the U.N., prestige came from standing at lecterns — giving grants and giving orders.

From Seattle Times May 7, 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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