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downstairs

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


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We’d moved out from Brooklyn into a little house—two bedrooms downstairs and two in the unfinished attic if you could finish it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

This typically happens during the lowering portion of a movement, such as bringing a dumbbell down, walking downstairs, or slowly lowering yourself into a chair.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Lennick's studio today is a downstairs room in her home in one of San Francisco's outer neighborhoods.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

In the downstairs hallway, Snyder smiles as he points out photos of his family in Wisconsin.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

That Saturday, Irene and Pierre had stomped downstairs, leaving us to make ourselves decent.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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