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According to the museum’s leadership, each element—from the handrails to the monumental (but movable) steel doors and terrazzo floors—was contributed by Polish craftspeople.
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Using handrails on outdoor walkways and avoiding elevated areas.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2024
This generally includes handrails, fill spouts, eyeball fittings, pool cleaners, pool thermometers, skimmer baskets, and any pool toys or recreational equipment.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
SpaceX teams tried to mitigate risks and prepare for every potential challenge through a barrage of tests, some as simple as putting a handrail into a freezing chamber — set to negative 90 degrees Celsius — to see how cold to the touch a ladder might be when exposed to space, Isaacman said.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Using handrails on outdoor walkways and avoiding elevated areas.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2024
This generally includes handrails, fill spouts, eyeball fittings, pool cleaners, pool thermometers, skimmer baskets, and any pool toys or recreational equipment.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
SpaceX teams tried to mitigate risks and prepare for every potential challenge through a barrage of tests, some as simple as putting a handrail into a freezing chamber — set to negative 90 degrees Celsius — to see how cold to the touch a ladder might be when exposed to space, Isaacman said.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Handrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handrail. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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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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