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downstairs

[daun-stairz, daun-stairz] / ˈdaʊnˈstɛərz, ˈdaʊnˌstɛərz /


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“I lived in a duplex with my grandparents and saw them downstairs every morning,” Elsesser says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

At the Spanish Cultural Center, a guard pointed me downstairs to the Calmécac, a school for Aztec nobility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Pro tip: In the months leading up to the move, I also saved boxes from deliveries I received, instead of hauling them downstairs to the recycling bin.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

These connected to listening equipment downstairs in the servants' quarters, monitored day and night.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

I splash cool water on my hot face, open the gate, and Boo follows me downstairs.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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