escalator
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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
Or the repeating, joyous escalator of “na, na, na, na-na-na-na!” at the end of The Beatles‘ “Hey Jude.”
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
She hands out camping chairs, decides when it is safe to use the escalator, and de-escalates spats between people squabbling over a patch of floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
If we pulled off a successful escalator trade of our own, we’d be famous for sure.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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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
According to other attendees, including Times journalists, event staff were checking tickets, though not very thoroughly, at multiple points prior to escalators that descended to the metal detectors where Allen allegedly dashed past armed security.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026
Kaner and Pena both said that a typical, 15,000-square-foot store without elevators or escalators costs under $10 million to build.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Napoli recently served as Chairman and CEO of Schindler Group, a Swiss maker of elevators and escalators.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
He was afraid, he said, of the escalators in the Atlanta airport, which looked like the teeth of some giant trash compactor.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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