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• n  support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

• In a modern holding company pyramid, as in a modern apartment house, when the elevators break down there are always the stairs.
• She has no idea whether to take the stairs now or wait for official orders to do so.
• I stand on the iron stairs leading from an air bridge to the tarmac of Manila airport.

• step

News & Articles

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• Shoreline citizens step up to meet million stair climb challenge
  This month in Shoreline, the mayor re-issued a bold challenge: climb one million stairs collectively in the month of June. And his citizens responded, one step at a time.
  June 21, 2013 - KING5 Seattle
• Bremerton's Jr. Firefighter Stair Climb a success
  About 250 kids attended the Third Annual Jr. Firefighter Stair Climb in downtown Bremerton this past weekend.
  June 20, 2013 - Bremerton Patriot
• LEAP combines swimming with stair climbing in summer program for children
  BISBEE — Bisbee parents have an exciting new fitness option for their children this summer as LEAP and Bisbee Vogue, Inc., the sponsors of the Bisbee 1000 Great Stair Climb, announce a partnership in launching the Kids Summer Xfit program for ages 5 to 17. read more
  June 18, 2013 - The Sierra Vista Herald

Quotes

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• Ana Ivanovic in ic Wales
  I worked very hard in my off-season,said Ivanovic who will now face Daniela Hantuchova in the semi-final. "I did a lot of stair sprints, sprints up the hills, in a gym, and also a lot of footwork on the court, tennis-specific footwork. I'm...
• Lockwood Smith in New Zealand Herald
  In this case, there were clear breaches of those rules where television journalists pursued a member of Parliament down a stair case where access for filming was specifically prohibited,Dr Smith said. "In doing so, they entered a secure...
• Phil Savage in Chronicle-Telegram
  On the surface, you'd like to think he's the 22nd pick in the draft so it's going to be stair-stepped,Savage said. "Wait for 21, wait for 23 and 22 slots in there. But his side is going to think that there is going to be a premium with the...