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alley

[al-ee] / ˈæl i /


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When old wiring recently caused an electrical fire in the alley outside the hospital, a blackout cut power to X-ray, ultrasound and ventilator equipment, she said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 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

Separated only by a gated alley, the fenced-off facility is about 100 feet from the nearest home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

They have plans to build housing behind the bowling alley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

To me this room with its single window looking into the alley was the heart of the home.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

"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

The movie’s vision of Los Angeles isn’t typical: warehouses in the Valley, back alleys in downtown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Bradley Barcola, brought in for his pace, ran down blind alleys.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

The bowling alleys that opened in the mid-20th century were profitable, but it wasn’t a line of work people got into for the money.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

The east side of Epidram was a maze of shacks and narrow alleys cluttered with old lobster cages and lines of damp laundry.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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