barricaded

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He then barricaded the man in the shop with a shopping trolley, as a bystander called the police.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

A powerful 1996 law called Section 230 has long barricaded internet platforms against most civil liability.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 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

The man and the two other people ran back to the nearby apartment and barricaded themselves inside, DHS said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The ambassador and his aides conduct foreign policy from the newly opened, extensively barricaded embassy on Neustadtische Kirchstrasse.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides