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Damage to one stairwell connecting the two floors is so severe that it was closed to use more than a year ago.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Both Hill and McLemore were seen on the video pushing and hitting each other in an office stairwell, according to the report.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
There’s a ladies’ and a gentlemen’s flanking the stairwell on this upper entry level, each outfitted with a cold plunge, sauna, steam room, and showers inside and out.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
Absinthe-eyed, she projectile-vomits blunt observations and also oysters onto the heavies, overimbibing her way into her own grave once she’s inevitably discarded with a shot and shove down a stairwell (a barely-there John Magaro plays one of the gangsters).
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Both Hill and McLemore were seen on the video pushing and hitting each other in an office stairwell, according to the report.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
There’s a ladies’ and a gentlemen’s flanking the stairwell on this upper entry level, each outfitted with a cold plunge, sauna, steam room, and showers inside and out.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
Absinthe-eyed, she projectile-vomits blunt observations and also oysters onto the heavies, overimbibing her way into her own grave once she’s inevitably discarded with a shot and shove down a stairwell (a barely-there John Magaro plays one of the gangsters).
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Stairwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairwell. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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stairwell
noun
stair·well
-ˌwel 
: a vertical shaft in which stairs are located
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