alley
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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
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"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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