escalator
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But standing still is no guarantee of safety either: One woman’s hem got caught in the teeth of an escalator.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Near her chair, an escalator ferried people to and from the station’s lowest level, 230 feet underground.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
When he announced his run for president in 2015, dramatically diverting the course of the American project, it was after a ride down a gold-mirrored escalator.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Lovell is an escalator engineer from Hertfordshire and works for a company that has been responsible for installing, maintaining and upgrading the escalators at the national stadium.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
A boisterous group wearing black-and-orange jerseys rode up the escalator.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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
It has shortened interpreter hours, powered down escalators and ignored loose cladding on its 75-year-old headquarters in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Even before they were approached by BBC Scotland News, many could be heard talking about the need for escalators.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
Napoli recently served as Chairman and CEO of Schindler Group, a Swiss maker of elevators and escalators.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
We used to eat hot dogs from the counter at W. T. Grant, then play on the escalators at Pomeroy’s until we got kicked out.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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