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- adjective Occurring away from
publicity , or in mean surroundings; back-street
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Examples
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Wade decided in 1973, antiabortion advocates pushed for a repeal of the decision and a total ban on abortion, while supporters of abortion rights stressed the dangers of the back-alley abortions that were in living memory.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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The incremental state-by-state approach to finding a more humane not to mention realistic way to deal with unwanted pregnancy than the nefarious "back-alley" abortion ended with a smash.
Frank Schaeffer: Abortion Tactics and Conflicted Moral Ambivalence Frank Schaeffer 2011
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"We're interested in the poor people who have had to use the back-alley butchers in the past," Dr. Nathanson told the Christian Science Monitor in 1970.
Onetime Abortionist Who Joined Other Side Stephen Miller 2011
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“The Godfather” wove an intensely intricate story through the lives of a somewhat recognizable American family, lacing political intrigue and back-alley underworld deals with the most genuine aspects of the American experience.
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Taryn the junkie, now punk-rockified, is wandering some dingy back-alley.
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The incremental state-by-state approach to finding a more humane not to mention realistic way to deal with unwanted pregnancy than the nefarious "back-alley" abortion ended with a smash.
Frank Schaeffer: Abortion Tactics and Conflicted Moral Ambivalence Frank Schaeffer 2011
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So, when he tried to take down our president with his back-alley remarks, he obviously knew just what he was doing.
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That he was eventually confirmed after that back-alley beatdown is irrelevant.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Miguel Estrada Writes in Support of Elena Kagan’s Confirmation 2010
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If these issues weren't addressed in this "back-alley" way, we would have only one option for addressing them.
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That he was eventually confirmed after that back-alley beatdown is irrelevant.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Miguel Estrada Writes in Support of Elena Kagan’s Confirmation 2010
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