hallway
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Origin of hallway
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When I asked if they wanted to visit Delilah at her store, Cosmo would thunder down the hallway toward our front door, while Hook rumbled behind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Clothing racks fill the hallway, living room and even her bedroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Dugan was convicted in December of directing a man wanted by immigration authorities to leave her courtroom through a secured back hallway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
She directed Flores-Ruiz and his lawyer to walk through a door behind her bench leading to a secured hallway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
I was dreaming that it was the day of the math exam, and I was late, sprinting down hallway after hallway but never finding the right room.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
With their dated decor, hotel-like hallways, overhead ceiling tiles and abandoned office spaces, the Backrooms resemble the overlooked non-places of modern life – spaces many people recognize but rarely notice.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Employees bark in the hallways, urging attendees to sign up for next year or join the CrimeCon Cruise.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
There were outdoor hallways, planted patios, a sculpted and porous internal courtyard, and even a new “paseo” next door — a closed street turned into a lovely space for farmers markets and other gatherings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
In a sixth-floor conference room at the end of a maze of hallways in the New York Stock Exchange, Flutter CEO Peter Jackson laid out the firm’s World Cup strategy for Barron’s.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
There, the hallways were narrow and brown, like tunnels.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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