lector

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Recent Examples of lector Eggar was active as a lector/lay minister at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills and at Saint Francis de Sales Parish in Sherman Oaks, leading weekly meditations until the pandemic. Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • Although made for a range of sports instead of boating, the Champion launched as Keds’ first shoe in 1916, and the layman would have a hard time telling it apart from the Authentic with nearly identical stitching forming its upper.
    Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 26 June 2026
  • In the United States, the layman can do this any day of the week, especially Saturday, if the weather is nice.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • These creators are savvy online marketers who can dizzy a layperson with complex discussions of ROI, content stream diversification and fan-intake funnels.
    Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
  • Wilding’s evidence seems obvious in hindsight, even to a layperson.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 June 2026

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“Lector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lector. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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