staircase
Americannoun
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staircases
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Hardwood floors run throughout the property, including in the bedrooms, save for the entryway which features a terracotta tile and a wrought iron staircase leading up to the second level.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Families live and work under the same roof, often separated from mountains of waste by little more than a staircase or curtain, exposing them to foul odours, plastic fumes and other health risks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Crews were spotted unloading one large black box labeled "40-inch mirror ball" and a large white staircase railing.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The roughly 15,300-square-foot home features a walnut staircase and a curved glass wall overlooking the yard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Before long a steady stream of guests was winding up the narrow staircase to Tante Jans’s rooms where he sat almost lost in a thicket of flowers.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
It also comes complete with two staircases, window seats, and casement windows.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
Built on the site of Andrew Jackson’s headquarters in the War of 1812 and replete with marble staircases and stained glass, the hotel dates to 1908.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Escher’s “Relativity” and its surreal snarl of staircases.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026
That’s a break from the standard minimum of two staircases — connected by a corridor — required of buildings taller than three stories in nearly every other city in the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2025
They climbed more staircases, yawning and dragging their feet, and Harry was just wondering how much farther they had to go when they came to a sudden halt.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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