as in exit
a place or means of going out
the only egress from the nightclub was a dark, narrow stairway to the street below
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The adjustments make for a good seating position for drivers of all sizes and the body is low enough to make for easy ingress and egress.
CHANGE: Touchscreen software
The touchscreen is large and colorful, except when on the home screen, which is a sea of same-color icons.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Over the past year, the building got new plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems, vinyl windows meant to match the originals and an exterior stair added to create a secondary means of egress.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
Based on stadium capacity (in excess of 10,000), facilities, player workout and game prep space, fan parking and access/egress, the most workable choices would be Clearwater’s BayCare Ballpark (used by the Phillies and FSL Threshers) and Tampa’s Steinbrenner Field (Yankees and Tarpons).
—Marc Topkin, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
Solutions floated at the time included imposing price controls restricting the level of egress fees, lowering technical barriers to switching cloud providers, and banning agreements encouraging firms to commit more spend in return for discounts.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Over the past year, the building got new plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems, vinyl windows meant to match the originals and an exterior stair added to create a secondary means of egress.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
Based on stadium capacity (in excess of 10,000), facilities, player workout and game prep space, fan parking and access/egress, the most workable choices would be Clearwater’s BayCare Ballpark (used by the Phillies and FSL Threshers) and Tampa’s Steinbrenner Field (Yankees and Tarpons).
—Marc Topkin, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
Solutions floated at the time included imposing price controls restricting the level of egress fees, lowering technical barriers to switching cloud providers, and banning agreements encouraging firms to commit more spend in return for discounts.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Egress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egress. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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