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alleyway

[al-ee-wey] / ˈæl iˌweɪ /




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I go down to this alleyway, I hand him flyers, him and his friends.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Cars abandoned in the building's basement were partly submerged in human waste that was overflowing into an adjacent alleyway.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

The first-generation underground churches of a half-century ago met in houses and undisclosed alleyway rooms, gathering by word of mouth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

She was the first officer to pursue the defendant down the alleyway.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

Jerking the wheel, he turns off into a random alleyway and puts the truck in park.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy




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