dais
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When Mullin walked to the dais, he shook only one hand: O'Brien's.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Trump addressed the executives from a lectern on a makeshift dais a few feet away from them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
The CFTC’s Acting Chair Caroline Pham followed Atkins to the dais, and proudly reeled off her successes at streamlining and updating her agency.
From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025
Because Patrick, who looked pleased up on the dais, his hand resting on the head of his gavel, had apparently cooked up a plan over that long dinner break.
From Slate • Aug. 28, 2025
It is a low and musty place, with a dozen tables on a dirt floor and a raised dais with a moldy tapestry behind the high table.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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