alley
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They went at each other like cats fighting in an alley.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
I’ve celebrated my birthday at a go-kart racing track and a bowling alley.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
She recently started staying up all night at least once a week to write in a Laguna Beach office, tucked into an alley just steps from the beach.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The zebra — named Sero — was eventually cornered in a narrow alley, safely tranquilised and returned to his enclosure without any injuries.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
I dashed down the stairs, took my coat and my bicycle from inside the alley door, and was wheeling it over the threshold when Betsie’s voice reached me, soft but firm.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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