stairs

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In January 2025, Phoebe fell down the stairs, which led to three months in hospital and inconclusive tests.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

When police arrived, he says, Hatley told the officers she fell down the stairs.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Loznitsa includes multiple terse scenes of Kornev walking up endless stairs or waiting for a perturbed guard to unlock a door that will lead him to another door that also requires a key.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Thai civil servants have also been ordered to suspend overseas trips, wear short-sleeve shirts to work and use stairs instead of lifts.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

I continued down around the stairs, passing new arrivals streaming up.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom