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In Switzerland, holiday cheer takes over cities and towns as the days grow shorter and sparkling lights stretch across avenues and alleyways.
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AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
One encounter with a red-eyed Pikachu on the roof of a building quickly wiped out my whole crew; the only option being to leap off into the alleyway below.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
In markets in the capital Kinshasa, tubs full of writhing white maggots line the alleyways, and women traders fry caterpillars, spiced with chili, over charcoal fires.
—Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
Then think of the pastel-colored houses that cling to rugged cliffs and narrow, winding alleyways—carruggi—that descend steeply to turquoise harbors.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
One encounter with a red-eyed Pikachu on the roof of a building quickly wiped out my whole crew; the only option being to leap off into the alleyway below.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
In markets in the capital Kinshasa, tubs full of writhing white maggots line the alleyways, and women traders fry caterpillars, spiced with chili, over charcoal fires.
—Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
Then think of the pastel-colored houses that cling to rugged cliffs and narrow, winding alleyways—carruggi—that descend steeply to turquoise harbors.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Alleyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alleyway. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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alleyway
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al·ley·way
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