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lectern

[lek-tern] / ˈlɛk tərn /
NOUN
reading desk
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Staff hastily arranged emergency kits and hard hats as props around the lectern ahead of her remarks on the shooting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 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

Mr. Turner gripped the lectern and looked down on us.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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