stairwell
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We have to imagine, for instance, Ron DiFrancesco riding a broken slab of drywall down a flaming stairwell and becoming the last known person to escape the South Tower before it collapsed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
At the bottom of a stairwell, the complaint alleges, Truelove spotted Melvin and called out his name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Firefighters said it hit the building's stairwell, potentially avoiding more casualties.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
William Ramsay, who lives in the area in the west of the city, said he believed the man with the weapons had entered the stairwell of his building.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
“I’m sorry,” I told Mrs. Brenner as the woman disappeared into the stairwell.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
In Sergei Loznitsa’s new drama, stairwells are sinister.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
"They pulled many residents out of the building via windows, doors, stuck in stairwells, stuck in elevator shafts."
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
Leaves and debris burst inside restaurants and up stairwells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
From stairwells to metro stations to the grounds of the Pentagon, they’re all still sleeping outside.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2025
The castle was old, and most of its halls and stairwells went nowhere; escaping would require some thought.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
