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The carpal tunnel, located in the wrist, is a narrow passageway that is surrounded by bones and ligaments.—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026 Thought of as the graffiti of its time, the inscriptions also included stories about daily life, sporting events, passions and insults, carved into a passageway that connected Pompeii's theater district to one of its main roads.—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026 Narrow, winding streets and passageways lead up to the centuries-old Eglise Saint-Sauveur for sweeping views of the rugged valley.—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026 Dramatic videos posted on social media and verified by NBC News show security forces firing tear gas at Tehran’s main bazaar Tuesday as protesters scramble for cover into passageways and narrow streets.—Henry Austin, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for passageway