staircase
Americannoun
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staircases
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After Nazi bombs destroyed the stairwell in the Shulevitzes’ apartment building in Warsaw, the only way to reach the ground floor was by crossing boards placed across collapsed parts of the staircase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
To mimic strength training, the mice climbed a 70-centimeter staircase while carrying weights attached to their tails.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
My aunt had a stairlift installed for her steep staircase when severe arthritis made the stairs dangerous for her.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
"The last two flights of stairs were up a spiral staircase," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
No dragon, but I spot JP and Alex halfway up the staircase on the volcano.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Ionic columns mark the entry, leading to a foyer with sweeping staircases under 14-foot ceilings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
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
From the Eighth Avenue entrance, passengers will descend sweeping staircases into a parabolic main hall whose soft curve contrasts with the structure’s overall solidity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 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
I turn off the alarm, run my fingers through my hair, and half walk, half jog to one of the emergency staircases.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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