elevator
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Kone’s planned acquisition of TK Elevator for about 20 billion euros would create the world’s biggest elevator maker by sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
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
Miss Lacey looked us over once more before we crowded into the service elevator and lined up again in the corridor outside the pavilion.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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People in the building reported hearing loud bangs when the fire began, and some employees had to be rescued from elevators amid power outages, according to Culver City Police Department spokesperson Jennifer Atenza.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
“I know which buildings have elevators and which ones require the stairs.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 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
The electric-vehicle maker said it will be led by Silvio Napoli, the former CEO and executive chairman of the Schindler Group, a Switzerland-based manufacturer and service provider focused on elevators and escalators.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026
Chancellor Nyla leads us into one of the glass elevators.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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