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alcove

[al-kohv] / ˈæl koʊv /


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Throughout those months, he got to know the guy who frequented his alcove, the one Ed had warned him about.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

An alcove devoted to gay rights displays an early version of the rainbow flag, campaign and protest buttons, and a ceiling fragment from the Stonewall Inn, where a 1969 uprising launched the gay liberation movement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

The Los Angeles Fire Department said it was trying to rescue someone who was stuck on a concrete alcove along the Los Angeles River in Boyle Heights.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

Nicholas James Reilly, 34, created the “Taxi Driver” alcove.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

Past her, out of the alcove, over the heads of the ghosts standing guard, and out into the twilight.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor