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elevator

[el-uh-vey-ter] / ˈɛl əˌveɪ tər /
NOUN
lift
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Stocks usually take the escalator up and the elevator down.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Read: Stocks usually take the escalator up and the elevator down.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

I took an elevator and approached a door with frosted glass.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Mr. Bernard, who teaches the history of science at Leuphana University in Lüneburg, Germany, has written on the history of the elevator and the theory of the hashtag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The entryway was as plain as the building’s exterior, simple white walls in a small square room with a silver elevator door.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti