lectern
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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
He appears mentally unstable and physically feeble, clinging to his lectern as if it were a walker.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt echoed Trump’s sentiment Thursday from her lectern after a testy exchange with CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025
Biden signed it in April 2024, weeks before he walked on to a debate stage in Atlanta and took a lectern across from Trump.
From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025
Standing by the lectern to turn the pages of the missal was Robin in scarlet cassock and white linen cotta.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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