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lectern

[lek-tern] / ˈlɛk tərn /
NOUN
reading desk
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Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh shook things up when he stepped up the lectern at the Eccles Building on June 17 for his first press conference as head of the central bank.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

And all three stood at the lectern in Downing Street within four years of each other.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Poised behind a lectern, in a silver silk top and matching trousers, Kirk explained that feminism teaches women to “reject the very things that make womanhood unique.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 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

It had a lectern in the middle and a piano in the right-hand corner.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez




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