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lectern

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

By 2024, Harvard economics professor Greg Mankiw said that Powell’s caution at the lectern made the press conferences a waste of time.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

Kim delivered a speech from a lectern overlooking Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square, with his young daughter, Kim Ju Ae, whom South Korea’s spy agency believes is a potential successor, in attendance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The prime minister will take to the Downing Street lectern this morning, after another extraordinary weekend of diplomatic turmoil prompted by US President Donald Trump.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

When it came time for the candidates’ speeches, I stood behind the lectern and let the paper cascade off the stage onto the floor.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter




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