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

Then, in what Kluwe said was an act of “peaceful civil disobedience,” he took a few steps toward the council dais where he was immediately surrounded by police officers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

A silent immediate guard appeared between curtains at the end of the dais.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin