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elevator

[el-uh-vay-ter] / ˈɛl əˌveɪ tər /
NOUN
lift
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At about 18:00, Foster, his father-in-law and son walked towards an elevator and was playing with his son, said his lawyer, Alexandros Alexandrou.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Others perched on the wall surrounding the elevator exit of a closed-off metro station.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

With a population of about 2,400, it could pass for any number of prairie towns: modest houses and churches, mostly boarded-up storefronts, and a grain elevator towering above everything.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Guests check in at a designated host stand in the museum’s main lobby and are then whisked to a separate elevator for Skywalker Grill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

He pushed a button, and the elevator lurched into motion.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

If the HOA has a shortfall of funds or doesn’t properly maintain common areas such as elevators and swimming pools, the burden falls on all homeowners in the HOA to pay for repairs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

On the 13th floor of a high rise, elevators open up to a light-filled office with cactus plants, a small library and a coffee bar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

They also work at a low frequency and are able to penetrate buildings and elevators and particularly hospitals - which can have thickened walls to protect people from X-rays and other radiation.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Just like ramps and elevators help everyone, neurodiversity-affirming adjustments make the world more accessible for all of us.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

I storm past Poe, pushing through the heavy doors and up the stairs and across the bridge to the elevators.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott


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