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escalator

[es-kuh-lay-ter] / ˈɛs kəˌleɪ tər /
NOUN
moving staircase
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Behind him, hundreds of fans cram onto a London Underground escalator, all wearing Ali G's trademark yellow shell suit and skullcap.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 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

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

At first the frigid courthouse felt as refreshing as an icy bath, but by the time we took the escalator upstairs, I could not stop shaking.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

The most important visuals to get right were the giant skylight and the escalators climbing up from the mall’s center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 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

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

And she said, “Over there. See that big staircase with the escalators? See the sign? Says Underground. Take the Bakerloo Line to Willesden Junction or the Jubilee to Willesden Green. You OK, honey?”

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon


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