second story
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second-storyadjectiveof or located on the second story or floor.
second story
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second-story
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[sek-uhnd-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee]
/ ˈsɛk əndˌstɔr i, -ˌstoʊr i /
adjective
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of or located on the second story or floor.
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of or relating to a second-story man.
The theft was a second-story job.
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The second story your editorial cites is United Wholesale Mortgage’s decision to take a $2 billion capital infusion after an interest-rate hedge went wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The other two bedrooms are found on the second story, along with a full bathroom, and a “cozy loft” that offers another sizable living space.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
We ran a second story in the paper.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2025
A second story involved a woman named Candi Miller, a 41-year-old mother of three, who had been told by doctors that "having another baby could kill her."
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2024
On the second story of the house, a window rattled open and Mia’s head peered out.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Overflow crowds standing on Broadway to scream at the slightest glimpse of a chart-topper in the second-story window of New York City’s One Astor Place.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
She then jumped out of a second-story window, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down and using a wheelchair.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The kitchen and bedroom of the Kowalskis’ claustrophobic two-room apartment were set against a rear wall of louvered shutters with a second-story wrought-iron balcony reached by a spiral staircase; a streetlamp marked the outdoor scenes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
It features a huge second-story terrace as well as an elevated pool area.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2025
This tube ran all the way up to the second-story balcony, where the people that worked there would keep filling it up with loose Legos, all shapes, sizes and colors.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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