alcoves
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Cubicles and alcoves don’t eliminate teamwork, but simply give employees a dedicated space to concentrate, recharge and hold quiet conversations without disrupting others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
Outside the San Bernardino County Government Center, there’s now a Curtain of Courage — 14 bronze alcoves, each curved like a protective wall and dedicated to one of the victims.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
My summers were spent oscillating between New Jersey beaches and the blast-chilled alcoves of my local library, reading about tornadoes, Greek mythology and Count Olaf.
From Salon • Oct. 30, 2023
Set in a garden among plum and kiwi trees, the cottage has traditional tatami mats, shoji-paper and fusuma sliding doors, chunky wooden cabinets and tokonoma alcoves.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2023
Strabo’s terse description of “a public walk and a place furnished with seats, and a large hall” can be interpreted to suggest some sort of ambulatory with alcoves to the side, containing the scrolls.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
