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a small alcove in one corner of the backyard garden
an ancient vase in an alcove and a sculpture of Achilles on a stand in the museum's Greek Hall
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With just four days left of the Biden administration, art still hangs in Alejandro Mayorkas’ office in the far reaches of southeast Washington, where a tall window alcove overlooks a snowy capital.
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Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Amenities include a gym, movie theater, outdoor patios, reading alcoves and lounge areas, and an office.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
Spacious living/dining area & work-from-home alcove.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Tonto National Monument Tucked into alcoves of steep mountainsides above Roosevelt Lake, two prehistoric Salado cliff dwellings built more than 700 years ago still gaze across the broad Tonto Basin.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
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Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Amenities include a gym, movie theater, outdoor patios, reading alcoves and lounge areas, and an office.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
Spacious living/dining area & work-from-home alcove.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Tonto National Monument Tucked into alcoves of steep mountainsides above Roosevelt Lake, two prehistoric Salado cliff dwellings built more than 700 years ago still gaze across the broad Tonto Basin.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Alcove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alcove. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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