escalator
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The best explanation I got was: Imagine there’s an escalator that takes you up, but when you get to the top of the escalator you’re down.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
“In the escalator example, the only value accrued to the customer. This is how it always goes if no monopoly rents can be charged by the producers or providers,” added Burry.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026
The new terminal has a much bigger and better security-lane setup, which should alleviate the legendary bottlenecks caused by a cramped space at the bottom of an escalator in the old venue.
From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025
On a visit to the Chicago store, Virginia Lee, a food-industry market researcher, watched customers descend the Whole Foods escalator, grabbing a Red Bull at Amazon Grocery on their way out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
“Hey, Styx, did you ever pull off an escalator trade before?”
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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