cordon
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Traffic officers cordon off the sidewalk with yellow tape.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
Security is expected to again be heightened for the hearing, with a security cordon of steel imposed around the downtown courthouse for his first appearance in January.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
A police cordon has since been lifted and flowers and a toy animal were left near the Peabody Estate building on Sunday morning.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
A guarded police cordon was set up on Great Peter Street, just off Horseferry Road, following the incident, and forensics officers also attended the scene.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 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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