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escalator

noun as in moving staircase

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But, as the UN made clear, the escalator suddenly stopped after a White House videographer accidentally triggered a safety mechanism.

From Salon

Here’s where I imagine Norway leaning over and whispering to Oman, “At least our escalators work.”

He also called for the arrest of the people responsible for the escalator incident, referencing an article in the Times that said UN workers joked about turning off the escalators.

From BBC

General Assembly to deliver a belligerent and lengthy speech when the escalator he and the first lady were riding stopped abruptly, forcing them to walk the rest of the way up.

From Salon

The White House had raised concerns that someone deliberately stopped the escalator as the couple were stepping on.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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