staircase
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staircases
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They posed in front of props such as a hot-air balloon, an upright piano or a staircase going to nowhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
As teenagers growing up in the area, they climbed the staircase barefoot, sprinted the hill overlooking the Pacific and stretched their limbs on the shoreline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
An original Victorian staircase and the stained-glass window memorial to former Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, dating from the 1880s, survived the blaze.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Under the redevelopment plans, there will be a new lift and staircase in the conservatory to allow public access to raised balconies.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
At the top of the staircase, Seward’s son Frederick confronted Bell and the stranger.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Those patterns, according to the model, would help neighboring DNA molecules align with one another much like two interlocking spiral staircases.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Dust coats the staircases leading to the balcony, while rows of worn seats still face the stage beneath peeling painted ceilings and decorative plasterwork.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
One rule introduced this year requires any building taller than 18 meters, or about six stories, to have two independent staircases to improve fire safety and evacuation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Each version getting comically bigger, those staircases on the side that one can only imagine were generated by ChatGPT, leading to nowhere.
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
Charles, all smiles, made a grand entrance, slowly descending one of the spiral staircases.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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