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elevator

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