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lectern

[lek-tern] / ˈlɛk tərn /
NOUN
reading desk
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But perhaps conscious that "lectern moments" have become a symbol of the UK's political instability in recent years, Burnham broke with recent tradition and made the address without notes or a podium.

From BBC Jul. 20, 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

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

That elicited plenty of interjections from the degree-holders below his lectern, to whom Borchetta responded, “Deal with it.”

From Slate May 20, 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

We open with the candidates walking out and taking their place behind their lecterns.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2024

The two leaders gave opening remarks from lecterns on opposite sides of the stage.

From Reuters Nov. 18, 2023

The custom blue and wood-paneled lectern was bought using a state credit card in June for $19,029.25, significantly higher than prices listed online for other lecterns.

From Seattle Times Oct. 10, 2023

It was especially common in the case of the great antiphoners and other huge service-books which stood on the lecterns in Italian churches.

From The Wanderings and Homes of Manuscripts Helps for Students of History, No. 17. by James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes)




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