elevator

For example, when a doctor wants you to stop taking a medication, they’ll often instruct you to “hold” it, as a synonym for a temporary pause or delay—like asking someone to hold the elevator.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

The renovation will include internal work, such as upgrades to the building's mechanical, elevator, electrical and air handling systems.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Others perched on the wall surrounding the elevator exit of a closed-off metro station.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

“You’re dripping down the initial lobby, then you’re going up the elevator, you’re dripping through the reception area of this office. There’s just a lot going on, and why?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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

If the HOA has a shortfall of funds or doesn’t properly maintain common areas such as elevators and swimming pools, the burden falls on all homeowners in the HOA to pay for repairs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Pilots could vent buoyant gas, release water carried for ballast or adjust the angle of elevators on the tail, which operated like those on an airplane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Airplanes, elevators and restaurants all have regulations to ensure their safe operation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

They also work at a low frequency and are able to penetrate buildings and elevators and particularly hospitals - which can have thickened walls to protect people from X-rays and other radiation.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

One of the elevators slid open and Crawley appeared in the same suit he had worn at the funeral but with a different tie.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz