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escalator

[es-kuh-ley-ter] / ˈɛs kəˌleɪ tər /
NOUN
moving staircase
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Guests were required to flash their tickets to go down an escalator to the ballroom level, then present the ticket before walking through metal detectors and having bags searched ahead of the ballroom entrance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Before boarding an escalator, one must pass a gargantuan wrap-around ad big enough to sport the film’s entire cast, including supporting players Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

See: Stocks usually take the escalator up and the elevator down.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

"It's a good plan," Mark Deering, 33, said of the escalator project, after they all made it to the bottom.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Before we reached the escalator, I looked back again to see Nathan moving away and Lily searching the crowd.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English




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