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alleyway

[al-ee-wey] / ˈæl iˌweɪ /




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As he sprinted down an alleyway in April 2020, former Whittier Det.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

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

He said another volunteer had told him there was a "suspicious-looking man" who claimed to have been looking for a nearby pub before "disappearing" down the alleyway next to the building.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

Elsbeth was the ultimate tourist, ignoring every trash can and alleyway, seeing only the beauty of New York.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025

It gets hot sitting in Mama’s car with no AC, so I cross the street to a supernatural newsstand tucked inside an alleyway.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston




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