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Recent Examples of alleyway
Police were still searching for the shooter, who hid in an alleyway before boarding an e-bike and riding into Central Park, where he was last seen, authorities said.
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Christopher Cann, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
Not for the faint of heart, this walking tour takes you back to Victorian London, to crime scenes and alleyways and the trail of the infamous serial killer.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Two weeks after that hit in the alleyway, two Columbus police officers would pick up Sleaze on felony probation violations.
—Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Children played in alleyways as fighters embraced friends and relatives on the streets and sat in plastic chairs drinking coffee.
—Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Christopher Cann, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
Not for the faint of heart, this walking tour takes you back to Victorian London, to crime scenes and alleyways and the trail of the infamous serial killer.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Two weeks after that hit in the alleyway, two Columbus police officers would pick up Sleaze on felony probation violations.
—Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Children played in alleyways as fighters embraced friends and relatives on the streets and sat in plastic chairs drinking coffee.
—Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleyway
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Ruiz’s 2022 murder took place in an alley behind a diner, according to KRQE and local KOB4.Sean Neumann, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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The 17-year-old star athlete and standout student was shot to death Tuesday morning in an alley in Feltonville.Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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If there’s a higher-than-normal amount of street stylers sporting Tabis in Florence this season, there’s a good reason.Acielle / Style Du Monde, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2025
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The Florida native’s two career IndyCar wins have both come on street circuits (Long Beach, Nashville – 2023) and the 2021 INDY NXT by Firestone Series Champion made it to Victory Circle in his debut INDY NXT race on the iconic 14-turn Florida street course.Bruce Martin, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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The once-leafy thoroughfares known as the Alphabet Streets now look like a nuclear bomb detonated at the Chase bank in the nearby shopping village.Will Carless, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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That triggered a new mandatory evacuation order for an area from Sunset Boulevard to Encino Reservoir, and from the 405 Freeway west to Mandeville Canyon, with sections of the thoroughfare remaining closed to ward off excess traffic in the West Los Angeles area.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
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The agency then returned on Thursday, Jan. 16 and discovered the home had split and slid onto the road.Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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Everything, whether success or failure, becomes critical fodder for the road ahead.Doug Sundheim, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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The administration has noted that heavy trucks do significant damage to the state’s highways and this fee enables Connecticut to force businesses based out-of-state to contribute toward infrastructure repair costs.Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2025
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Speeds along most of the highways headed into and out of downtown were above 45 mph.Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
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But then a nearby elementary school caught fire, sending flames dancing onto the roadway and forcing her to turn her car around.Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Officers arrived to find the motorcyclist unconscious in the roadway.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Some of the city's oldest multifamily structures line the boulevard in one of its densest neighborhoods.Tara Prindiville, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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The event, started by journalist and walking aficionado Michael Schneider, has hundreds of Angelenos trekking the length of an iconic boulevard every November on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Alleyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleyway. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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