hallway
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The property spans 10,823 square feet and features a grand foyer with black marble columns, an expansive hallway, and a chic fireplace.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Clothing racks fill the hallway, living room and even her bedroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Mick Jagger is nearby, ambling through the hotel hallway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The Times filed a Freedom of Information Act request on June 2 for VA Police records of the hallway death and the stabbing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The hallway quickly opened up to the atrium and I stopped, not sure which way he’d gone.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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With the ban in place, Lampasas administrators say open cans have largely vanished from the hallways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
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
Neuroscience and architecture expert Meredith Banasiak, who researches the link between buildings and human wellbeing, says hallways and doorways often spark this fear.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Jinjoo checked the hallways several times, but there was always someone around.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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