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[lek-cher] / ˈlɛk tʃər /






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It attracts more than 2,000 delegates and retains some of the original features such as the MacTaggart lecture – named after the ground-breaking drama producer James MacTaggart who had died two years before.

From BBC Aug. 28, 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

This is a remix of the lecture supposedly spoiled millennials, who refused to sacrifice every small pleasure on the altar of homeownership, heard for years about $7 lattes.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

It survives on aging observatories, international cooperation and a scientific community small enough to fit in a lecture hall.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

In fact, it was the lecture by Mrs. Worthington that had prompted Penelope’s interest in ferns to begin with.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Researching the asynchronicity the institution was promoting, I saw it involved pre-recorded lectures, no live meetings and homework submitted by email 24/7 — no personal interactions.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

"We all went to the same lectures and we had the same labs, the same tutorials," he said.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

His lectures have taken him "to America, five times, to Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium," he said, reeling off the list with a touch of showmanship.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

The retreat included daily lectures, approximately 33 hours of guided meditation, and group healing practices.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

He was there, at the request of the governments of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Chile, to give a series of lectures on world democracy.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

Once, in anthropology class, my professor lectured on an insular island tribe that cackled whenever someone got hurt.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

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

Badenoch was born in London but spent much of her childhood in Nigeria, as well as the United States, where her mother lectured.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Nov. 17, 2025

“Rain says there should be no limit on giving,” he lectured serenely.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

Instead, he keeps lecturing young people to curtail their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

She said she will "play it by ear" when it comes to lecturing in the coming years.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2026

It’s a biography of our national ego, with Marty brashly lecturing the British head of the International Table Tennis Association that a champion from the United States would boost the sport’s global reputation.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 23, 2025

“This pistol,” Colonel Meecham said authoritatively as if he were lecturing recruits, “is to be used only in case of emergencies.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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