stairwell
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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 first two times, she and dozens of other passengers were lining up by the gate when they were told by staff to hurry to a nearby stairwell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
The stairwell next door "bought new radiators, repaired the utilities together," she said, enviously.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
But in the stairwell of his apartment block, right now Ivan Pavlovich is more concerned about a leaking pipe.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
Mrs. Dooley’s voice booms up at me through the stairwell.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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
In Sergei Loznitsa’s new drama, stairwells are sinister.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
It was the only day the cruise line attached vomit bags to each railing in the stairwells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
The cat Mr. Klaus prowled the hallways of the Blixen Arms, peeing on the residents' doors and vomiting in the stairwells.
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
