stair
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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
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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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