escalator
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The roped climbers were ascending Mount Johnson, an 8,400-foot peak, along a route known as the Escalator, a steep and technical alpine climb on the peak’s southeast face.
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2024
Escalator 904 had the worst damage and was the very last downtown machine scheduled for early 2023 repairs, Timm said.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2023
If a word becomes too much of a generic term, companies risk losing their trademark — as happened for Escalator, which was originally a name brand of escalators.
From The Verge • Feb. 19, 2020
Escalator Over the Hill, and all the many representations of Bley's idiosyncratic eloquence since, are enduring proof of her value.
From The Guardian • Jan. 18, 2011
Thus, the concept of the Great Escalator Trade was born.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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