alcove
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From quick reels on how to fix cracks in walls, to complicated YouTube tutorials on building alcove seating from scratch, the internet is chock-a-block with seemingly endless home improvement demos.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
While most retailers rely on foot traffic and display windows, Zaggle has built an international following out of a rock alcove tucked down a flight of cliff-side steps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
What I didn’t mention was that I ate the first quarter of my bowl standing up, at the bar top between my kitchen and the little alcove where our two-person table sits.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
It was a hunch that took her six years to see to fruition, but the library’s very own “Mold-a-Central” now sits in the alcove of the lower fourth floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Past her, out of the alcove, over the heads of the ghosts standing guard, and out into the twilight.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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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
Jason stepped back and examined the row of alcoves.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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