cordon
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Nottinghamshire Police set up a cordon shortly before 15:00 BST on Saturday, after the remains were discovered by members of the public near Rainworth Bypass.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
A large police cordon is in place at Hyde Park Corner in central London after a serious road collision.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The kid’s joy is as stratospheric as the plane; he adores everything but the airline’s chicken cordon bleu.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
A large cordon was in place around the beach at Black Rock while emergency teams dealt with the incident.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
At 3:30 officials from the International Olympic Committee, draped in gold cords and wearing tall silk top hats and coats with long tails, walked out onto the Maifeld and formed a double cordon.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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