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What is a blind alley?

What is a blind alley? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see blind,‎ alley. A street or passageway that leads nowhere.
  2. (figuratively) A course of inquiry that leads nowhere.
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But we have gone too far down this contextualist blind alley, it isn't particularly relevant.
A signboard proclaiming Question Papers Unlimited has sprung up on top of a non-descript building in a blind alley.
One civilian, Scarlett Ray Dodd, armed with an M1 Carbine, led them into a blind alley behind the Mennonite Church and dispatched of the entire mob.
One hour later, the car was cornered in a blind alley off Jinjing Lu and Jujin Lu and two knives and one hammer were found with the kidnapper.
We should finally stop pursuing this blind alley towards supposed accession.
Kelly was subjected to a brow-beating from a group of MPs frustrated that they had been led up a blind alley.

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