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stair

[stair] / stɛər /


NOUN
step
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Regular stair climbing was also associated with a lower likelihood of developing serious cardiovascular conditions, including heart attack, stroke, and heart failure.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Despite "training five hours a day" and "running, walking, biking, stair climbing", she told the show she had no other choice but to "try something different".

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

She finished by painting the handrail bright blue and wrapping each stair with a Persian-style runner.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2026

The principal space of the Koolhaas building is the dramatic atrium stair that corkscrews up the front of the building.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

They went down a half flight of steps and across the hall of the keep to the winding stair, making their way quietly among the sleeping servants.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

They skipped stairs as they ran between platforms, and found they could shave time at the turnstiles by switching from using their phones to physical cards.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

There have also been reports of people unable to refrigerate medication and a wheelchair user crawling down their stairs in the absence of working lifts.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

As they descended the stairs, their over-10-story building in the worst-hit state of La Guaira fell to pieces around them.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman fell down the visiting dugout stairs while chasing a foul ball in the eighth inning.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

As I climb the deck stairs, there’s a thud somewhere out in the yard.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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