elevator
Example Sentences
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Kone is installing an elevator system for that tower that relies on carbon-fiber composite technology far lighter than steel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Today, elevator engineers are working to overcome numerous other obstacles as cities of the future take shape.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Today, innovation in the elevator industry continues, quietly powering a global business that generates more than $80 billion a year and moves hundreds of millions of passengers through buildings every day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
The elevator, one of the most defining technologies of the modern city, started with a stunt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Ninety minutes later, they took a glass-paneled elevator past the two lower decks and went straight to the top of the tower.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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