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plinth

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as in foot

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Recent Examples of plinth The stone plinth was erected in 1848 as Georgians began to recognize the significance of the signers’ historical contributions. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026 The three princesses Atzimba, Eréndira and Tzetzangari The sculpture is not large — measuring 7 feet wide and standing 6 feet, 6 inches tall without a plinth — but its history is. — Eric Adler june 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026 The main threat is vibrations, but with the help of vibration expert Kerstin Kracht, those have been reduced by 96 percent, says the report, to the same level a sculpture experiences on a plinth in a museum as visitors walk by. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026 The monument, which depicts Rodney on horseback, was taken down from its plinth in Rodney Square in Wilmington, Delaware in 2020 in response to Black Lives Matter protests and a nationwide reckoning with racist police violence. — News Desk, Artforum, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for plinth

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In addition to Height’s injury, Sam Okuayinonu — who started 12 games last season — could miss all of 2026 after breaking his foot in practice last week.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Storm surge of 1 to 3 feet on Kauai and up to 1 foot on Oahu, accompanied by large and destructive waves.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2026

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The storefront itself remains restrained, with each window presenting a single frame on a sculptural glass pedestal.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Davis, his wife and kids painted the picture of a family that had deep, meaningful connections to the heartbeat of this burgeoning southern metropolis in NASCAR country that, like so many cities, places its sports stars on a pedestal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

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There would then be someone on the timing stand or in the electronics booth whose only job is to monitor the driver’s data, the way an engineer monitors a car, making calls that serve both driver performance and safety.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Movingstyle Portable Smart Monitor This smart monitor can be moved around and comes perched on a stand with wheels for easy portability around the office!

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026

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Tensions boiled over during a West Park City Commission meeting with commissioners arguing on the dais before three walked out, leaving the meeting without a quorum.

— Chelsea Jones, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
But at the April municipal election, both Fears’ and McCandless’ seats were up for grabs -- and Independence voters chose to remove both from the dais.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of dais

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Edwards stood silently -- remaining in the well until Johnson left the rostrum, approached Edwards from behind and patted him on the back -- leading him up the aisle to the back of the chamber.

— John Parkinson, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
In the House the parliamentarian sits on the top tier of the dais, near the right hand of the presiding member; in the Senate the parliamentarian is seated at the rostrum below the presiding officer’s desk.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of rostrum

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Competitors had to lift them onto podiums at different heights in the quickest time possible.

— Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The points are represented by plastic eyeballs dropped into decorative glass urns on their player podiums, styled like museum exhibits — a fun bit of whimsy in the production design that unites the ideas of vision and museum art.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of podium

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This allows XPeng to run its physical AI foundation model directly on the robot rather than relying on remote computing or teleoperation for complex tasks.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
The documentary is narrated by actor Gary Sinise, whose own direction in life was profoundly affected by the attacks and ultimately inspired the creation of his foundation to support veterans, first responders, and their families.

— Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2026

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