escalator
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The United Nations, now with a fixed escalator, kicks off its General Assembly, with all attention on the spiraling war in the Middle East.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Svitlana Luhinets came better prepared and set up by a wall near the escalator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
When he announced his run for president in 2015, dramatically diverting the course of the American project, it was after a ride down a gold-mirrored escalator.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Lovell is an escalator engineer from Hertfordshire and works for a company that has been responsible for installing, maintaining and upgrading the escalators at the national stadium.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Dasch and Burger went inside the Edwardian-styled building with an art deco tower and rode the wooden escalator to the men's department, located on the second floor.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
The most important visuals to get right were the giant skylight and the escalators climbing up from the mall’s center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
She mops the comb plates of escalators, empties trash bins and sweeps the platform of the No. 7 line subway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
According to other attendees, including Times journalists, event staff were checking tickets, though not very thoroughly, at multiple points prior to escalators that descended to the metal detectors where Allen allegedly dashed past armed security.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026
The plans lodged with Aberdeen City Council propose installing escalators going up and down, while normal stairs will be retained on either side.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
Once there, we rode the escalators up and down, spent our money on gourmet popcorn from Garrett’s, and commandeered tables at McDonald’s for more hours than was reasonable, given how little food we ordered.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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