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Blood was also found in the basement and on the stairway handrails.
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Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Hardwood flooring flows throughout the main living areas and the first-floor primary suite, while a modern railing with metal balusters and wood handrails leads upstairs.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Criteria are detailed for risk assessment, hazard mitigation, rider restraint and dimensions, biomechanical considerations including acceleration limits, mechanical loads, electrical, operating conditions, fencing, handrails, gates, walkways, signage and many other areas.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
There is also no handrail on the basement steps.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
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Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Hardwood flooring flows throughout the main living areas and the first-floor primary suite, while a modern railing with metal balusters and wood handrails leads upstairs.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Criteria are detailed for risk assessment, hazard mitigation, rider restraint and dimensions, biomechanical considerations including acceleration limits, mechanical loads, electrical, operating conditions, fencing, handrails, gates, walkways, signage and many other areas.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
There is also no handrail on the basement steps.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Handrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handrail. Accessed 9 Oct. 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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