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How to pronounce dais in American English
“dais” pronunciation by American speakers
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“dais” in real sentences — American speakers
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It's really overwhelmingly beautiful from the dais over here.
The Obama White House
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of the dais at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as its chair.
State Department
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the boardroom here at the front of the auditorium on either side of the dais go
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Words that sound like “dais”
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