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There is also no handrail on the basement steps.
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Grabbing the handrail only to prevent the 20-something from passing on the wrong side made a collision more likely, and was therefore the worse infraction.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2025
Are there handrails at every set of steps or stairs?
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Other projects being considered include fabricating and installing new benches, repairing fences and handrails and supplementing lawn care at Scripps Park.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Grabbing the handrail only to prevent the 20-something from passing on the wrong side made a collision more likely, and was therefore the worse infraction.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2025
Are there handrails at every set of steps or stairs?
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Other projects being considered include fabricating and installing new benches, repairing fences and handrails and supplementing lawn care at Scripps Park.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Handrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handrail. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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handrail
noun
hand·rail
ˈhan-ˌdrāl 
: a narrow rail for grasping as a support (as on a staircase)
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