: one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another
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At that point, Griffin runs down the stairway and onto the platform.
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Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 1 May 2026
That’s already happened once this session with the single-stairway provision.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
Dynes leaned toward prioritizing repair of the gazebo, and other suggestions at the meeting included repairing the sitting wall that overlooks Point La Jolla, replanting the grass throughout Scripps Park and fixing different beach access stairways.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
There is fine art in the lobby, including a reflective stack of blocks that also serves as seating for presentations, and a bronze stairway.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
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Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 1 May 2026
That’s already happened once this session with the single-stairway provision.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
Dynes leaned toward prioritizing repair of the gazebo, and other suggestions at the meeting included repairing the sitting wall that overlooks Point La Jolla, replanting the grass throughout Scripps Park and fixing different beach access stairways.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
There is fine art in the lobby, including a reflective stack of blocks that also serves as seating for presentations, and a bronze stairway.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Stairway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairway. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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stairway
noun
stair·way
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: one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another
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