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hallway

[hawl-wey] / ˈhɔlˌweɪ /
NOUN
foyer
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Clothing racks fill the hallway, living room and even her bedroom.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Dugan was convicted in December of directing a man wanted by immigration authorities to leave her courtroom through a secured back hallway.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Mick Jagger is nearby, ambling through the hotel hallway.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

A video circulating on social media shows a woman sobbing in the hallway of an apartment complex, hugging her dog, who was wearing a New York Knicks T-shirt, as six L.A. police officers stood by.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

It was several weeks later that Betsie opened the door from the hallway and beckoned to Father and me.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

With their dated decor, hotel-like hallways, overhead ceiling tiles and abandoned office spaces, the Backrooms resemble the overlooked non-places of modern life – spaces many people recognize but rarely notice.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

In a sixth-floor conference room at the end of a maze of hallways in the New York Stock Exchange, Flutter CEO Peter Jackson laid out the firm’s World Cup strategy for Barron’s.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

Neuroscience and architecture expert Meredith Banasiak, who researches the link between buildings and human wellbeing, says hallways and doorways often spark this fear.

From BBC May 29, 2026

The little bean bags that once appeared relegated to the same cultural graveyard as mixtapes and Blockbuster have taken over high-school sports fields, hallways and sometimes classrooms seemingly overnight.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

The hallways and offices were empty, and the building was dark except for the occasional security light.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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