stairwell
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He slipped on the back steps last winter, and we both pretended it didn’t scare us, but he could have just as easily slipped on another stairwell.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
Just a few miles from the Hollywood stairwell where we’re sitting, Kelela will translate her genre-flexing record for the stage at the Wiltern during two back-to-back shows on Sept. 21 and 22.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The front section, which was more intact, had an anchor, a windlass and a stairwell feature consistent with the liner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Both men fell into the atrium stairwell at the Galeon Playa Apartments in the resort town of Costa Teguise after a night out.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“Then Brooke, and that sixth grader with the guitar I heard rehearsing in the stairwell, and, of course, the Great Timdini.”
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
People do put stairlifts into basement stairwells, but the steeper and narrower space can make them trickier and possibly more expensive to install.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
City fire chief Du Zhenzhou told state media his personnel struggled to reach the upper levels of the building because stairwells and exits were blocked with shoe materials.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Next time, put the magnetometers at the entryways to the Hilton before the dinner, and better manage the flow up and down stairwells.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
Leaves and debris burst inside restaurants and up stairwells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
Factionless are evenly spaced around the edge of the room, and they disappear into one of the stairwells.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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