alleyway
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"We believe the suspects turned right after leaving the house and then ran down an alleyway beside the next-door property," Insp Dalzell said.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
As he sprinted down an alleyway in April 2020, former Whittier Det.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
"He literally walked from the alleyway not knowing what he was about to walk into," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 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
He moves confidently to a grate in the alleyway, as if he knows exactly where we are in the Quarter.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
In the labyrinthine alleyways of Cairo's Garbage City, recycling specialist Peter Romany finds himself fielding calls from factories scrambling for plastic to plug supply shortfalls caused by the Iran war.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
A woman, in a rhinestone shirt, told me that she wanted to convene her fellow cyclists to whizz by the gulleys and alleyways around Tucson, searching for clues in the muck.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
"They were getting away, going through tight gaps, alleyways, footpaths and even off-road."
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
At the confluence of three alleyways, the crowd swells, a living, breathing thing.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
Down alleyways, looking into doorways, peering into half-shuttered windows, wanting someone to talk to and yet afraid to meet anyone.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
