alley
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Or they can stroll down the nearby Paved Court, the same cobblestone alley where Lasso lived during the first three seasons of the show.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Out the window, I noticed a spot in the alley where the thawing and freezing of ice had created a ravine, where car tires would get lodged and trap the driver.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
The driver successfully and momentarily evaded officers, who found his abandoned motorcycle, valued at $5,000, in a nearby alley, according to Buttitta.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
By the time Shannon bought his first alley in 1997, bowling was struggling to compete with home entertainment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Jason turned left off the high street and into an alley.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Their shops down narrow alleys sit dark behind faded signs advertising "traditional fortune-telling houses".
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Street food isn’t just hawker carts and smoke-filled alleys.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
The movie’s vision of Los Angeles isn’t typical: warehouses in the Valley, back alleys in downtown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Bradley Barcola, brought in for his pace, ran down blind alleys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
He wandered often about the four main business blocks that were brightly lighted and then through the black, deserted alleys behind.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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