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stair

[stair] / stɛər /


NOUN
step
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In Milan, a group of Italian and US firefighters participated in a ceremonial stair climb to honour the emergency responders who died in the line of duty.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Frequent stair climbers were 39% less likely to die from heart-related causes and 24% less likely to die from any cause compared with people who climbed stairs less often.

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 May 28, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2026

As soon as I dared I ran up the winding stair, and looked out of the window, which opened south.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

At the scene of the second strike, an AFP correspondent saw the ruins of a devastated villa, with large decorative columns laying on their side next to stairs littered with rubble.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

He encouraged his followers to fill 5-gallon jugs and join him and Joey, a triathlete, for military-style drills on the sand, in the water and up the stairs and adjacent hill.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

As Lenny left the stage, an exodus of crying babies, sugar-crashed toddlers and bleary-eyed parents trickled down the steep stairs.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

A framed photo of Kasabian's recent Finsbury Park gig sits in bubble wrap at the foot of the stairs.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

In the end, that night, it was Tante Anna who mounted the stairs to Nollie’s room, eyes wide and cheeks aflame.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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