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lecture

[lek-cher] / ˈlɛk tʃər /






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If in doubt about stairs, older people should wait for a friend or family member, but it’s also easier to lecture people after the fact.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Founded in 2005 by a family whose business began with a small sweet shop, LPU has grown into a largely self-contained world of hostels and lecture halls, with thousands of young people living on campus.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Next month, the lecture will host Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was imprisoned in Russia for 16 months before his release in a prisoner exchange in August 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Asked about entrusting such a project to Riyadh despite criticism of its human rights record, his office said: "At no point, when we attract a project, do we seek to lecture others."

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

For once she doesn’t lecture me about yelling at an adult.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Apocalyptic eschatology has long been an interest of Thiel’s, who has made the Antichrist a central topic of secretive lectures he’s given behind closed doors.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

He combined training in the morning with lectures in the afternoon.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Maria Eriksdotter has participated as a consultant in one-off meetings with BioArctic AB, Roche, Eli Lilly, Biogen/Eisai and Novo Nordisk, and has given lectures at symposia sponsored by Roche and BioArctic/Eisai.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

That soon led to Davis taking a job arranging lectures and seminars and, later, overseeing the organization’s public programming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Trying to persuade the Americans of the value of antiseptic methods, he gave lectures about germs, pus, and infection.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

When Mr. Lai speaks of faith, you feel as if you’re being invited to partake in a noble mission, not lectured at, and Claire shares his gentle sincerity on the topic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

“Paul lectured all over the world, teaching people about different species of orchids in a very accessible way,” Rose said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026

Yet away from the mainstream, Ceirion Dewar, who is a bishop in the small, more conservative, traditionalist Confessing Anglican Church, insists he will not be "lectured to" by these clergy.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025

She was also officer of several technical societies and lectured on technical analysis around the world.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 17, 2025

"Your trouble comes from years of wearing the wrong kind of shoes," Jake lectured.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

Over the years he instead appeared in Dyson commercials as the company’s sole spokesman, taking the tone of a lecturing physics professor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

When COVID-19 hit, she pivoted from events to lecturing in universities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Like many advisers, DeLarme understands that lecturing about the risks of stock picking can fall flat.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

However, some social media users saw this as exactly the kind of colonial lecturing he said that France had moved away from, while others argued he was within his rights.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

“But the constant lecturing on the perils of dogged bowels—not quite an equitable trade, is it?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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