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perimeter

[puh-rim-i-ter] / pəˈrɪm ɪ tər /


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Unlike a football stadium, the MCG has a huge, oval-shaped field, which means there will be more perimeter space around the playing surface.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

The plane hit two vehicles, including a white van carrying seven people within the airport perimeter, and a Toyota with three passengers.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Some days in middle school, during gym class, my daughter went outside and walked the perimeter of the school.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

Moroccan police made "no serious attempt to try to reduce, disperse or move the mass of people away from the border perimeter", the report said.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Then Red screamed at him and entered a perimeter near the bus where the light gave him a surreal visibility.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

The report concluded that 2,191 homeless people would be displaced if the security perimeters measured a half-mile around venues.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Some have been turning away from processed foods, shifting to fresher fare on store perimeters.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

But the president pulled back from that threat Saturday, saying the "perimeters" of a deal were there.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Police may close roads, establish perimeters, kettle crowds, redirect traffic, block movement, and call those acts public order.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

They crawled on their stalk legs around the curved perimeters of the glass as if the world had shrunk to that jar.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd




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