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upstairs

[uhp-stairz] / ˈʌpˈstɛərz /
ADJECTIVE
on an upper floor
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Awaiting the landfall, we slept upstairs with a life raft, axes and an emergency weather radio, in case we had to escape through the roof.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The GP was "found in an upstairs bedroom not breathing, not conscious", she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Police cleared the event, held upstairs at the strip mall, and removed more than 100 attendees one by one, according to OnScene Media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The data hall upstairs looks like a locker room, with servers stacked on top of each other in cabinets or cages companies can lease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

“Going right now. I’ll be upstairs if you need me.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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