alley
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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
The region isn’t turning into a new data-center alley just yet, but it has undeniable advantages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Or they can stroll down the nearby Paved Court, the same cobblestone alley where Lasso lived during the first three seasons of the show.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Out the window, I noticed a spot in the alley where the thawing and freezing of ice had created a ravine, where car tires would get lodged and trap the driver.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
I ran through the theater and followed him as he slipped out the back door and into a little alley.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
Their shops down narrow alleys sit dark behind faded signs advertising "traditional fortune-telling houses".
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
When we join him for another operation he's lying in wait getting a bird's eye view of the back alleys from a drone.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
League bowling took off, offering a reliable income stream for bowling alleys and centers; and as more women joined leagues, some places even offered free daycare.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
They allege Lucky Strike uses a monopoly scheme to gobble up mom-and-pop bowling alleys and transform them into a “mousetrap” model, luring people in just to upcharge them on shoe rentals and concessions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Newspapers launched crusades against pestilent alleys and excess smoke and identified the worst offenders in print—among them Burnham’s newly opened Masonic Temple, which the Chicago Tribune likened to Mount Vesuvius.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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