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Officers surrounded Lindsey, with some cops on the stairwell and others in a hallway on the other side of the door, according to a civil complaint.
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Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
Advertisement During a Hamas missile barrage, an elderly relative of mine would settle for sitting on the steps in the stairwell of his second-floor apartment in Bat Yam, a coastal suburb of Tel Aviv.
—Orly Halpern, Time, 18 June 2025
In Israel, people have taken shelter in stairwells and bomb shelters, and are coping with Tehran’s ability to penetrate the country’s sophisticated defense shield.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 18 June 2025
The extra crews accessed the fire from stairwells and standpipe connections.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 10 June 2025
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Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
Advertisement During a Hamas missile barrage, an elderly relative of mine would settle for sitting on the steps in the stairwell of his second-floor apartment in Bat Yam, a coastal suburb of Tel Aviv.
—Orly Halpern, Time, 18 June 2025
In Israel, people have taken shelter in stairwells and bomb shelters, and are coping with Tehran’s ability to penetrate the country’s sophisticated defense shield.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 18 June 2025
The extra crews accessed the fire from stairwells and standpipe connections.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 10 June 2025
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“Stairwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairwell. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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stairwell
noun
stair·well
-ˌwel 
: a vertical shaft in which stairs are located
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