escalator
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A notoriously tiring stairway leading to the Trinity from the train station is also being replaced by an escalator.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
The United Nations, now with a fixed escalator, kicks off its General Assembly, with all attention on the spiraling war in the Middle East.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
We freaked out about the elevator and the escalator and the laptop; British guys in the 1750s thought the umbrella was a sign of weakness.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
The elevator and escalator maker backed full-year guidance despite booking hefty costs related to its planned acquisition of rival TK Elevator, as well as restructuring measures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Some dude ran over to the escalator and pushed the emergency button.
From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper
The waxy scent that drifts up the escalators at the Los Angeles Central Library is immediately familiar to anyone who remembers the Mold-A-Rama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Lajpat and many other markets frequented by Ritu, Kanishka and millions of Indians are not malls with even surfaces, escalators and air-conditioning.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Security ushered attendees down escalators to the ballroom upon seeing their tickets—other guests came in through a security checkpoint near an elevator bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Guests faced little screening to enter the hotel on Saturday — a quick flash of a paper ticket — before heading down escalators to the only area with magnetometers, where bags were also searched.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026
The museum’s various levels were comprised of vast caverns linked by a network of subterranean streets, tunnels, staircases, elevators, escalators, ladders, slides, trapdoors, and secret passageways.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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