basement
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People do put stairlifts into basement stairwells, but the steeper and narrower space can make them trickier and possibly more expensive to install.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
By the age of 16, Charles was performing at Liverpool's Everyman Bistro basement venue, which was known for its open-mic events.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The Inter-Con cops headed straight to the basement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Flooding—which ravaged coastal towns and my basement over the weekend—is also more frequent, in part because warmer water helps strengthen storms.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
“So, where’s this place? Like a basement party?”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Larger homes, attics, basements, garages and spare bedrooms reduce the urgency to make choices.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
It ushered in a new kind of fun that was fresher, busier and airier than past listservs and chatrooms, the dank basements of internet interaction.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
When the alarms sound in the city, the two students no longer go to underground shelters, preferring a "good sleep" in the safety of basements.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
In 2020, demand for self-storage spiked as the pandemic caused millions of Americans to relocate or convert basements and garages into living quarters or home offices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
If left alone, the groundwater would continue to flow toward the sea, carrying radioactive isotopes from the reactors with it, so workers pumped hundreds of gallons of water from the reactor basements every day.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
