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stair

[stair] / stɛər /


NOUN
step
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Aerobic activities included brisk walking, running, jogging, swimming, cycling, tennis, squash, strenuous outdoor work, and stair climbing.

From Science Daily Jun. 12, 2026

Despite "training five hours a day" and "running, walking, biking, stair climbing", she told the show she had no other choice but to "try something different".

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2026

The principal space of the Koolhaas building is the dramatic atrium stair that corkscrews up the front of the building.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

From the rear of the court a stair sloped above them to a single high room overlooking the street.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

He nearly tripped down the stairs as he rushed to share the news with his mother.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Worn down, he muted the show, handed it over to another host and trudged up the stairs to his office to do the math manually.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

"The stairs came away, the whole wall cracked. Things fell from the ceiling. It was horrible," said 54-year-old bank employee Odalis Escalona.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Another quote can be found at the top of the stairs, where the walls have been covered with the words “Look, we don’t have that much time.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

And lifting children quickly off his knees, he got up and hurried to the head of the stairs to greet the Kans.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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