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stair

[stair] / stɛər /


NOUN
step
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She finished by painting the handrail bright blue and wrapping each stair with a Persian-style runner.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

There are elements in the staircase where the execution is shockingly crude, as in the loosely attached and poorly aligned metal panels capping the stair railing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

That could include outstanding medical bills from the past six years, in-home care or safety upgrades like wheelchair access, modifying a bathroom or adding a stair lift to a home.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

The party counters with its own riff on what it sees as its greatest hits – they had one for every stair between the ground and first floor of the conference centre.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

He bared his teeth; and then with a hissing breath he spat before the king’s feet, and darting to one side, he fled down the stair.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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