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elevator

[el-uh-vey-ter] / ˈɛl əˌveɪ tər /
NOUN
lift
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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

He had hatched an idea with Brownies & Lemonade, which was known for hosting famous DJs in anomalous places: inside the elevator at United Talent Agency, in a USS aircraft carrier.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

To catch a bird’s-eye perspective of the Endeavour, guests can take a glass elevator to the 20th story to look at the shuttle through a glass floor.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Jonathan’s stomach rose into his throat, the way it sometimes did on a fast elevator.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

I’m looking for space elevators that would eliminate the costly process of missile launch to move people and material into Earth orbit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

They talked about chairlifts and home elevators, but decided those solved only one issue—mobility.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

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

Human dots in the distance travel up and down glass elevators on each corner.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera



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