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escalator

[es-kuh-ley-ter] / ˈɛs kəˌleɪ tər /
NOUN
moving staircase
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The best explanation I got was: Imagine there’s an escalator that takes you up, but when you get to the top of the escalator you’re down.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

It features a scene where she and actor Domhnall Gleeson go down an escalator holding pretzels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

“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

We took the escalator down into the station and walked to the ticket machine.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks