elevator
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Finnish elevator maker Kone backed its full-year guidance despite booking hefty costs from its planned acquisition of German rival TK Elevator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
In Whitehead’s debut novel, the not-realistic “The Intuitionist,” a Black female elevator inspector faces powerful forces aligned against her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
"The mining sector is dying out in Poland and you have to change something in your life," he says, harnessed and ready to take the elevator to the top of a turbine.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
There’s that elevator where one reality ends and another begins.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
“We need to go back to the elevator and get outta here.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
“Just like ramps and elevators help everyone, neurodiversity-affirming adjustments make the world more accessible for all of us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
According to the federal Fair Housing Act, landlords must provide “accessible common use areas” to people with disabilities, and this includes elevators.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
WSJ analyzed videos, photos, audio and witness accounts from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to show what happened after a man emerged near the elevators, shots rang out, and security sprang into action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Once reliability testing is done, there will be another round of tests to ensure trains are integrated with fixed facilities such as elevators and stations, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
The pressure elevators were powered by gaseous columns vented from the earth’s core.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
