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There wasn’t enough space inside for everyone, so around 800 guests followed the event outside and downstairs, on a livestream.
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Tatiana Firsova, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
In the morning, his mother told the friend the boy was downstairs, where he was found on the floor with his hands zip-tied behind his back and his pants around his ankles, covered in bruises, the attorney’s office said.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2025
Investigators said leading up to the shooting, Gay entered the hotel, took the elevator to the third floor and walked up to the couple’s door before turning back around and going downstairs again.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
There's no flipping required to serve up homemade, buttery pancakes the moment the family comes downstairs.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
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Tatiana Firsova, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
In the morning, his mother told the friend the boy was downstairs, where he was found on the floor with his hands zip-tied behind his back and his pants around his ankles, covered in bruises, the attorney’s office said.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2025
Investigators said leading up to the shooting, Gay entered the hotel, took the elevator to the third floor and walked up to the couple’s door before turning back around and going downstairs again.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
There's no flipping required to serve up homemade, buttery pancakes the moment the family comes downstairs.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Downstairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downstairs. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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