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escalator

[es-kuh-ley-ter] / ˈɛs kəˌleɪ tər /
NOUN
moving staircase
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“In the escalator example, the only value accrued to the customer. This is how it always goes if no monopoly rents can be charged by the producers or providers,” added Burry.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

The new terminal has a much bigger and better security-lane setup, which should alleviate the legendary bottlenecks caused by a cramped space at the bottom of an escalator in the old venue.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

It’s like comparing a roller coaster to an escalator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

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

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2025

They climbed the ribbed steel stairs of an escalator, the boy holding on to his hand.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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