elevator
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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
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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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