alley
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A navel-gazing doc would be right up his alley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026
Now we enter sniper's alley; two minutes left and Hearts pushing hard.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
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
Like a neighborhood bar or a bowling alley, the internet was a place you could reliably go to have fun and occasionally learn something from semi-strangers who shared your interests.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
In a little while, he returned to his alley stable where he had left his rented horse, a bay mare.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Inequality looks especially harsh in Victorian England’s wintry cobblestone alleys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
The crush happened in the narrow alleys of Seoul's Itaewon district when more than 100,000 people went to the area to celebrate Halloween four years ago.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Over the past two years, he has driven hundreds of miles crisscrossing the region, through back alleys and along highways to tally the condition of poles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 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
There's nowhere to hide on these streets, no small alleys to duck into.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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