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downstairs

[doun-stairz, doun-stairz] / ˈdaʊnˈstɛərz, ˈdaʊnˌstɛərz /


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Other rooms downstairs include the B-Movie Bathroom, ’Naynay’s Kitchen of Progress and the ’80s & ’90s Food Culture Hall of Fame dining room, which is illuminated by a Pizza Hut pendant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

“I really want them all to be working overnight, so I’m always running downstairs before bed, just like ‘one last check!’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

"We ran downstairs to the basement... from the 10th floor... we were petrified," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

"Baz actually sent one of the walkie talkie messages downstairs, saying 'tell Reh to bat like Sehwag'," Ahmed explained - a reference to India's aggressive former opener Virender Sehwag.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

I leave Emma with Lily and run downstairs to where Dad is hunched over a workbook.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller