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lectern

[lek-tern] / ˈlɛk tərn /
NOUN
reading desk
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That elicited plenty of interjections from the degree-holders below his lectern, to whom Borchetta responded, “Deal with it.”

From Slate • May 20, 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

One of these, a sinuous swirl of foliage at the base of the cathedral’s great lectern, tells us what the Art Nouveau architects of a later generation were looking at.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 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

The little store-front church was only half filled when they walked in, but Reverend Price was already behind the lectern, thumbing through his Bible.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte




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