barricaded

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Drones have been part of the department’s arsenal for just over a decade, but until recently their use was restricted to a narrow set of incidents, most involving barricaded suspects or bomb threats.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Ahead of the Lyon rally, some residents living near the march's planned route had barricaded the ground floor windows of their apartments, fearing unrest.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

"We got tables and barricaded the doors" for over two hours, Darian said, until police arrived to escort them out of the school.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Uncollected garbage barricaded the drainage ditches that encased their neighborhood.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

I wasn’t worried about running into the Sixers, because there was no way they could have barricaded the Second Gate.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline