stairwell
Americannoun
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stairwells
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noun
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Damilola was found in a stairwell on the estate by a caretaker and later died.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
He said he and his parents huddled together in a stairwell as settlers began climbing in through the windows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Don’t let a bad stairwell scupper your plans.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
At the bottom of a stairwell, the complaint alleges, Truelove spotted Melvin and called out his name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The hallway is crowded, but I follow her into the stairwell and then I tap her arm.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
People do put stairlifts into basement stairwells, but the steeper and narrower space can make them trickier and possibly more expensive to install.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
A desire to reveal something just beneath the visible surface is manifest throughout, from the chiaroscuro studies of marble elevator banks to empty stairwells that spiral out of sight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
City fire chief Du Zhenzhou told state media his personnel struggled to reach the upper levels of the building because stairwells and exits were blocked with shoe materials.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Next time, put the magnetometers at the entryways to the Hilton before the dinner, and better manage the flow up and down stairwells.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
“Half in the elevators, half in the stairwells, left and right! Go!”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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