stairwell
Americannoun
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stairwells
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noun
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Walter and team president Stan Kasten decided to address the problem, climbing the narrow stairwell to the top level where they found the fan and listened to his complaint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The front section, which was more intact, had an anchor, a windlass and a stairwell feature consistent with the liner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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
Firefighters said it hit the building's stairwell, potentially avoiding more casualties.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
They hurried to the door that would take them into the stairwell to the top level, where they could go through the water lock, out the caverns, and into freedom in the forest.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
He’d return with images of abandoned stairwells, dilapidated neon signage, Art Deco theater facades, boiler room control valves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
He whistles in the car, on the street, and up and down stairwells, where he appreciates the “great acoustics.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
We were stood packed on stairwells for what felt like forever, and I had awful back pain afterwards.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
"They pulled many residents out of the building via windows, doors, stuck in stairwells, stuck in elevator shafts."
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
Factionless are evenly spaced around the edge of the room, and they disappear into one of the stairwells.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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