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Sadie picked up a doll from the back of the stairwell and held it up to her parents.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Underground work on the plaza is nearly complete and construction on the stairwells and brick facade for the parking garage is on track to be done by June 1, Brodigan said.
—Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
At the school, one victim was found in a stairwell and the rest, McDonald believed, were found in the library.
—Jim Morris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Nixon-Clark likely fired one round that was collected from a stairwell inside the house before the gun jammed, according to prosecutors.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated February 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Underground work on the plaza is nearly complete and construction on the stairwells and brick facade for the parking garage is on track to be done by June 1, Brodigan said.
—Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
At the school, one victim was found in a stairwell and the rest, McDonald believed, were found in the library.
—Jim Morris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Nixon-Clark likely fired one round that was collected from a stairwell inside the house before the gun jammed, according to prosecutors.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated February 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Stairwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairwell. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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stairwell
noun
stair·well
-ˌwel 
: a vertical shaft in which stairs are located
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