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alley

[al-ee] / ˈæl i /


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Old businesses grew, and new ones opened, including even a tech Silicon Alley.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The inquest heard that the body of Wright, from Stanford-le-Hope, was found in Bang Thao 2 Alley, Choeng Thale sub-district, Thalang district, in the province of Phuket.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Meteorologists across Tornado Alley are racing to close a critical gap in storm tracking—a lack of continuous data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Yet the Alley persists in spite of all this.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Now slipping over a back-yard fence, now at last on the waterfront, Sea Street, Flounder Alley.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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