handrail
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You’re either stuck to a vinyl-clad seat or grabbing up for a handrail and trying to direct your face away from the armpits to your left and right.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
She finished by painting the handrail bright blue and wrapping each stair with a Persian-style runner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
Known as 'the handrail of the Mournes' as it helps guide hikers, it is made of natural granite stone using only traditional dry stone walling techniques.
From BBC ● May 4, 2025
The collection’s key motif was a curved red handrail designed for Milan’s 60-year-old red line by the late architect Franco Albini.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
Then I grab the handrail, hoist myself up, and take a final hop.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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They might also hesitate to install a shower chair or add handrails at the front door for all the neighbors to see.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The main residence has a grand staircase with custom brass handrails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
Others, visibly distraught, squeezed onto crowded buses -- gripping handrails and bags -- or loaded onto lorries waiting to be spirited away.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025
No rules, no handrails, no police, no governing body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025
With the help of the handrails I went down the stairwell four steps at a time.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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