dais
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The president was sitting on the dais in a cavernous ballroom when several distant bangs were heard around 8:30 p.m.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
When Mullin walked to the dais, he shook only one hand: O'Brien's.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
The party would have been better off in the end if he had just fallen asleep on the dais.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026
More than a dozen Metro and Los Angeles Police Department officers stood guard, positioning themselves between the public and the empty dais.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025
On a dais, as if it were a throne, was a cradle made of crystal.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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