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Origin of stepladder
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A small stepladder with three steps bisects the bunks.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2023
The rented rig had no counterweight, so when they wanted to lift Tannahill, who originated the role of the actor playing Peter Pan, a crew member had to jump off a stepladder.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
One wonders how many of the complainers who aren't pregnant get dizzy on the top rung of a kitchen stepladder.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2023
They sprung into action and found it on a stepladder where I had apparently set it while looking at Halloween cards for my grandchildren.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2022
When Harry reached the bottom of her stepladder, however, he did not set off for the hospital wing.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
For days afterward, Medina sifted through the burned-out garage for his angle saws and stepladders, but they had all been destroyed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
She added there needed to be an increased recognition and rigour within the industry to address the risks associated with stepladders.
From BBC ● May 16, 2023
The best prepared had tents, flasks of tea, sandwiches and stepladders.
From Reuters ● Sep. 19, 2022
In this town, we use railroad ties to lay track, and stepladders are for cleaning rain spouts, not climbing out of bunkers.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 17, 2020
She got a carpenter to put together a number of slim tall stepladders and she placed one of these against each table in the house so that I could climb up whenever I wanted to.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
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