climbing the walls
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"It was climbing the walls and onto the ceiling. People were screaming," Dr Harshita Umesh, who was giving a talk next to the place where they fire broke out, told BBC News.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
This take on Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet,” set in a sanatorium with teenagers climbing the walls, has Bourne’s signature clever movement, which can be delightful, and tons of talent onstage.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2024
Given all this heat, a Bob Ross channel probably would have done well even if Americans hadn’t been climbing the walls over the past 16 months.
From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2021
None of the other 39 athletes climbing the walls at Aomi Urban Sports Park have a story like the 24-year-old Condie’s.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2021
She didn’t see any reason why the spiders couldn’t reach her by climbing the walls or the ceiling.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
