elevator
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The director, recently freed from a malfunctioning elevator in a pithily Andersonian incident, made a brief appearance onstage with Murray in his regal white suit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
There’s that elevator where one reality ends and another begins.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Cowgill recommends taking the stairs instead of the elevator and getting up every 30 minutes and moving around for a few minutes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
We have an elevator and a pool out back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Miss Buckner pressed the button marked B. The elevator descended with a loud hum, clicking at each passing floor.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
According to the federal Fair Housing Act, landlords must provide “accessible common use areas” to people with disabilities, and this includes elevators.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
Once reliability testing is done, there will be another round of tests to ensure trains are integrated with fixed facilities such as elevators and stations, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Napoli recently served as Chairman and CEO of Schindler Group, a Swiss maker of elevators and escalators.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
The earliest passenger elevators were powered by steam engines and used hemp ropes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
I take Elsie’s hand and head to the elevators.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
