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Their departure was followed by a kind of thick, building-wide silence, when, just moments before, there had been voices in the stairwell, where at least three families had gathered to talk.
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Andrea Bajani, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
Campbell treated the end of the kitchen cabinetry to counter seating to keep the stairwell open and avoid blocking light.
—Jody Garlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2026
In the original space there's a stairwell in the center that goes to the lobby.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Deputy Interior Minister Raed Arafat, who is in charge of the emergency response agency, told private broadcaster Digi24 that the drone affected two building stairwells, an elevator shaft and damaged five cars.
—George Calin, USA Today, 29 May 2026
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Andrea Bajani, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
Campbell treated the end of the kitchen cabinetry to counter seating to keep the stairwell open and avoid blocking light.
—Jody Garlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2026
In the original space there's a stairwell in the center that goes to the lobby.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Deputy Interior Minister Raed Arafat, who is in charge of the emergency response agency, told private broadcaster Digi24 that the drone affected two building stairwells, an elevator shaft and damaged five cars.
—George Calin, USA Today, 29 May 2026
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“Stairwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairwell. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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stairwell
noun
stair·well
-ˌwel 
: a vertical shaft in which stairs are located
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