downstairs

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Nix told jurors she was busy gardening on the afternoon of 6 June 1978 when she "heard screaming from downstairs" and ran to the bathroom.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

This typically happens during the lowering portion of a movement, such as bringing a dumbbell down, walking downstairs, or slowly lowering yourself into a chair.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

“He doesn’t go to the executive dining room, he just comes downstairs and has a cheeseburger with everyone,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Other rooms downstairs include the B-Movie Bathroom, ’Naynay’s Kitchen of Progress and the ’80s & ’90s Food Culture Hall of Fame dining room, which is illuminated by a Pizza Hut pendant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

I wanted to charge downstairs and make a scene—show myself to be rough and uncivil, the complete opposite of the cultured and obedient housewife that Ba aimed to portray.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu