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When hearing his voice, some attempt to reach through the shrubbery while others make a run for the back stairs in hopes of seeing him.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 6, 2025

Creel said his restaurant staff regularly flushes the back stairs with boiling water because that section often reeks of urine in the morning.

From Seattle Times Nov. 27, 2021

Instead, they were directed through the kitchen and up the back stairs.

From Washington Post Jul. 10, 2021

Deputies from the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department — in black uniforms, with bulletproof vests and gold star badges — had climbed the back stairs with an eviction notice.

From New York Times Dec. 18, 2020

It was the back stairs of this temple that Desdemona found herself climbing.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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