lectern
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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
It was July 2015, and Sherman, then a top Obama administration official at the State Department, had just stepped up to a lectern in a drab conference room.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
That’s why Powell’s final turn at the lectern Wednesday is “so momentous,” said Julia Coronado, a former top Fed staffer and president of MacroPolicy Perspectives.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
Then Wisor stood at a lectern and gave remarks aimed at Horning.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
Sybil turned and shushed her, then gave Cora a quick hug as Gloria Valentine stepped to the lectern.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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