cordon
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There had been unrest at the location during an initial protest in late May against preparatory onsite work during installation of barbed wire to cordon off the area.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
About 10 police vehicles were in attendance, with a Lime bike, cement lorry, two cars and a moped parked within the cordon.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Officers were seen patrolling the cordon and shouted at several cyclists who at one point attempted to pass through a cycle lane within the cordon.
From BBC • May 23, 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
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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