stairway
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stairways
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Origin of stairway
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One team of firefighters went up the dark cathedral stairway and knocked down the door to the roof to direct a hosepipe at the flames.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Barroso acquired his home in the late 1980s and only started hearing about the stairway project from 1992, when the Barcelona Olympics transformed the city's image as a tourist magnet.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
The sole stairway itself must either be pressurized to keep out the smoke or open air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2025
Police said they believed the couple had tried escaping through the window because thick smoke from the fire had blocked the stairway, local media report.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
He was off, running silently into the front of the house, from which the stairway led up two flights to the attic.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
The legislation would relax building codes to allow construction of more apartment buildings with single stairways, instead of the two stairways often required.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
“It is essential to get at least three in-person quotes, rather than relying on online estimates, as a walk-through allows movers to identify complications like narrow stairways or low-hanging branches in advance,” Sartore-Bodo says.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026
While some funding has been secured and spent replacing stairways, little progress has yet been made on the wider ambition, despite its prime location beside the Scottish Event Campus.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Blue ribbons symbolising the victims adorn the airport, while letters remembering the dead line the stairways.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
As a result, Inka roads eschewed valley bottoms and used long stone stairways to climb up steep hills directly—brutal on horses’ hooves, as the conquistadors often complained.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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