alley
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Within its sprawl, each adumbrated alley and plate-glass storefront could hold an entire world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 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
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
They have plans to build housing behind the bowling alley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
I jump out of the car and enter the Lucky Lanes bowling alley.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
"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
When we join him for another operation he's lying in wait getting a bird's eye view of the back alleys from a drone.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Bradley Barcola, brought in for his pace, ran down blind alleys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
He also brought streetlights and paved alleys to his district, installing them throughout South L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
They had hoped to find the square outside Capricorn's house empty, but as they were about to enter it from one of the alleys, they saw a half-dozen men were standing outside the church.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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