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
They would form a cordon, hold the crowd back for a few minutes.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
It would seem almost as though there were a cordon drawn round the upper part of these great peaks beyond which no man may go.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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