alley
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When old wiring recently caused an electrical fire in the alley outside the hospital, a blackout cut power to X-ray, ultrasound and ventilator equipment, she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
He worked out of what looked like a dentist’s office in a dark, empty office building in Newark, which she entered through a side entrance in an alley.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Within its sprawl, each adumbrated alley and plate-glass storefront could hold an entire world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Up and down the tiny alley between the bushes and the building, an assortment of other bird feeders stood near the neighboring windows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
She saw a vision bathed in red of her husband flirting with the housekeeper in the alley of the hotel they were going to on vacation.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Today the neon-lit alleys running down to the beach are much quieter than usual.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
"All over the streets and alleys, you see quite a few people -- both adults and kids -- carrying guitar cases, probably on their way to guitar lessons."
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Street food isn’t just hawker carts and smoke-filled alleys.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
She said the lack of alleys and limited places to cross the street already make it difficult for customers to reach her business, particularly older adults and people with disabilities who need to park nearby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Men and women with homes to go to put their heads down and hurried there by whatever back alleys and side streets they could.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
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