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Patricia Smith, whose home is off the alleyway where the woman was found, agreed a larger police presence is needed in the area.
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David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
The city is set in a valley, with the souk rising and falling through narrow alleyways.
—Elle Benson Easton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
The suspect immediately fled on foot through an alleyway.
—ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Moore's body was found around 10 a.m. Monday by a resident who did not know her in an alleyway behind a church and several residences on the 2000 block of North 38th Street, according to the Milwaukee Police Department and the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office in media releases this week.
—Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
The city is set in a valley, with the souk rising and falling through narrow alleyways.
—Elle Benson Easton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
The suspect immediately fled on foot through an alleyway.
—ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Moore's body was found around 10 a.m. Monday by a resident who did not know her in an alleyway behind a church and several residences on the 2000 block of North 38th Street, according to the Milwaukee Police Department and the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office in media releases this week.
—Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleyway
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Wolfe’s body was found the next day in an alley in East Austin.Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
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The phone, which police believe to be tied to the alleged shooter, was described as a burner phone left behind in an alley before the suspect made his way into Central Park, CNN and ABC News reported.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Northern Man became famous last year for organizing a mass street protest opposing the construction of a large mosque near Moscow.Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Listen to this article Loading your audio article Milwaukee Bucks stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard were in street clothes on Thursday, which gave the shorthanded Nets a major tactical advantage in their first trip to Fiserv Forum this season.C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
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The hotel is a few short, walkable blocks from Avenida Paulista, one of the city’s main thoroughfares, bustling with pedestrians, a botanical garden, and many shops and restaurants.Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
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The iconic, story-high Julius fountain in the main thoroughfare is drained, with no sign of construction.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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After the loss, the Broncos turned around for a road Thursday night game, mastering the difficult condensed week to defeat the Saints in New Orleans on Oct. 17.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Every heat pump installed has the equivalent climate impact of taking two gas vehicles off the road.Susan Miller, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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Williamson County was among other local highway departments already surveying roads for potholes as snow and ice melts.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Winter storm freezes upper Midwest A fast-moving winter storm brought snow, ice, strong winds and bitter cold to much of the upper Midwest, snarling traffic in the Twin Cities and forcing North Dakota officials to shut down an interstate highway.arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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One vehicle was thrust toward the other side of the roadway by the sheer force, but thankfully no one was injured.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Troopers believe the crash started with a rear-end collision, which caused the at-fault vehicle to run off the roadway.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2024
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The main boulevards there and in Temple City are lined with strip malls featuring Asian supermarkets and Chinese regional cuisines.Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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In October, Cleveland received a $60 million grant from Buttigieg's DOT for the first phase of that project, transforming the Shoreway into a pedestrian-friendly boulevard.Sam Allard, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Alleyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleyway. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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