egress
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In real fires, with darkness, smoke, people in various states of injury impeding one another, falls on stairs, counterflows and hesitation, theoretical egress capacities inferred from other evacuations break down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
“We feel very confident that it’ll be a different version of the success we had in ‘84 in terms of ingress and egress and access and experience when it comes to transportation.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025
Those specific locations would contribute to modulating the viral replication cycle, adaptability, and path of entry and egress.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024
They also found plumbing work had been performed in the building without permits and the basement lacked safe egress and had no ventilation or natural light.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024
Rather, he would quietly appoint a committee to deliberate for eternity over exactly which door, and of what dimensions, would best facilitate the ingress and egress of all students.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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"The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe
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By the Roots: Grad-, Gress-: to step
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