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elevator

[el-uh-vey-ter] / ˈɛl əˌveɪ tər /
NOUN
lift
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Yet as I wrangled them into my closet, something kept nagging at me like a pebble in an insole: Bernie Sanders’ eye-rolling dismissal outside the Senate elevator.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

The elevator display reads "433", the number of metres below ground.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

This artistic neverland is crystallized in the apartment building that has music pouring out of every floor when Ali rides the elevator.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Take a new grant to expand small multifamily buildings with apartments that can be accessed by a single staircase or elevator.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Straight ahead of us at the end of the corridor was a thing called an elevator.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck



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