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alleyway

[al-ee-wey] / ˈæl iˌweɪ /




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I go down to this alleyway, I hand him flyers, him and his friends.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"We believe the suspects turned right after leaving the house and then ran down an alleyway beside the next-door property," Insp Dalzell said.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

The first-generation underground churches of a half-century ago met in houses and undisclosed alleyway rooms, gathering by word of mouth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

In an alleyway outside his performance, the post-punk two-piece band Deceits echoed Escalante’s sentiments.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

So I slunk silently along in front of the houses and ducked into the alleyway beside Hugo’s house.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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