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dais

[dey-is, dahy-, deys] / ˈdeɪ ɪs, ˈdaɪ-, deɪs /


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Before the vote, Carney said from the dais that he showed poor judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

When Mullin walked to the dais, he shook only one hand: O'Brien's.

From BBC Mar. 18, 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

Leonard was ushered off the dais and out of sight.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 29, 2025

“And when we stepped on the dais, two copies of the king appeared, one for each of us to play.”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

It's a pretty neat trick for a plant, but also pretty baffling to botanists, who have been intrigued by beetle daises for centuries.

From Salon Mar. 26, 2023

But the truth has a way of seeping out, sometimes in unlikely places, like the daises of presidential libraries.

From New York Times Jun. 8, 2022

Walker and the senators in the room were spread out on multiple daises.

From Fox News May 6, 2020

After the first break, most of the senators who had already asked questions elected not to return, and the entire bottom row of daises was entirely empty for much of the remaining time.

From Slate Apr. 10, 2018

He would stride the daises and the stages with his voice strong and clear, unafraid to speak the language like a Puritan and like a Chinaman and like every boat person in between.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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