alley
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The back-and-forth fosters confusion but also distrust, she said: "It further perpetuates the myth of like, the sketchy abortion doctor in the back alley."
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
They went at each other like cats fighting in an alley.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
A law enforcement robot was used to search a group of storage units in an alley behind the Shores apartment complex, and could be seen removing items.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
He marveled at their bowling alley and Dolby Atmos-equipped movie theater.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Soon Joe turned again, down a narrow alley between two big buildings.
From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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