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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

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

From Slate • May 20, 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

Then Wisor stood at a lectern and gave remarks aimed at Horning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

I checked everywhere: under the chairs, around the lectern I’d stood behind while delivering my eulogy, under the treat table, on the bulletin board packed with Sunday school kids’ drawings of God’s love.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green




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