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stair

[stair] / stɛər /


NOUN
step
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Beale said there had been instances of guests running up and down the hallways, pressing all the buzzers in the stair and throwing things out the window onto the street.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

In Milan, a group of Italian and US firefighters participated in a ceremonial stair climb to honour the emergency responders who died in the line of duty.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

In the middle of a crowded stair landing, 3-year-old Shai Yolles sat cross-legged, organizing his spent glow sticks while adults maneuvered around him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Frequent stair climbers were 39% less likely to die from heart-related causes and 24% less likely to die from any cause compared with people who climbed stairs less often.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

Nancy lived at the palace too, and commanded a legion of servants, several of whom were in charge of polishing stair rails for their sliding monarchs.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

Think about an 80-year-old widow on the sixth floor of a walk-up, paying $1,000 a month for an apartment she has held since 1995, whose stairs she can no longer manage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

And three flights of stairs with an armful of groceries is already an ordeal for humans.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

As cartilage deteriorates, everyday activities such as walking, climbing stairs, and getting out of a chair can become increasingly painful.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

"I couldn't even get up the stairs, I was just broken," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

A hollow space under the stairs and some haphazard friendships were not an operation.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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