lectern
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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
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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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