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Sturdy handrails, space for wheelchairs and mobility aids, and sinks, dryers and dispensers mounted for ease of reach.
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Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Drywood termites don’t make colonies underground but live in structural timbers or even furniture and handrails inside a home.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
This isn’t a tourist cave tour with handrails and electric lighting.
—Heide Brandes, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Blood was also found in the basement and on the stairway handrails.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Drywood termites don’t make colonies underground but live in structural timbers or even furniture and handrails inside a home.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
This isn’t a tourist cave tour with handrails and electric lighting.
—Heide Brandes, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Blood was also found in the basement and on the stairway handrails.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Handrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handrail. Accessed 31 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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