stairs

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

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

A coming model can even climb stairs, cleaning each step as it ascends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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

Referred to in court as Officer 4, the witness said he had first encountered Bosh coming down the stairs to the ground floor of the city centre hotel.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

He kissed us both goodnight and in a moment we heard the steps of an old man climbing the stairs to bed.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom