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Weakening rent stabilization won’t change the fact that any lobby or stairwell becomes a temporary warming shelter for our unhoused neighbors when the temperatures drop.
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Cole Hanson, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
The New Hampshire attorney general’s office has agreed to a $10 million settlement in the case of a man who was allegedly gang-raped in a stairwell at the state’s youth detention center, per multiple news outlets including CBS News, the AP and local10.com.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
During the fight in the elevator, the teens dropped the gun, but managed to scoop it up as the father and son forced the muggers to the opposite end of the hallway from their apartment and through a stairwell door, prosecutors said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
According to a police report, Tracey was found dead at the bottom of the stairwell of the building at approximately 7:20 p.m.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
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Cole Hanson, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
The New Hampshire attorney general’s office has agreed to a $10 million settlement in the case of a man who was allegedly gang-raped in a stairwell at the state’s youth detention center, per multiple news outlets including CBS News, the AP and local10.com.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
During the fight in the elevator, the teens dropped the gun, but managed to scoop it up as the father and son forced the muggers to the opposite end of the hallway from their apartment and through a stairwell door, prosecutors said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
According to a police report, Tracey was found dead at the bottom of the stairwell of the building at approximately 7:20 p.m.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Stairwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairwell. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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stairwell
noun
stair·well
-ˌwel 
: a vertical shaft in which stairs are located
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