dais

“The decisions we make on this dais are already impacting you, and in many cases they’re impacting you the hardest,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Leo Kelly—a devout Christian Iowan who was seen ascending the Senate dais, leafing through sensitive documents, and praying in the chamber—described it as “a blessing.”

From Slate ● May 28, 2026

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

Escorted out of the hill by one of Madoc’s lieutenants just as the dais became more heavily guarded.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

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

This time, senators were spread out on two sets of daises.

From Fox News ● May 5, 2020

It’s a warm morning, the sky is cloudless and the marshes of the Hoo Peninsula, 25 miles downriver from London, are thick with daises and red clover.

From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2018

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