cordon
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The cordon has also been extended to St James's Street, where an officer is standing guard.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The real Bora, 29, managed to slip through the security cordon and make a dash towards central Delhi before eventually being detained.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
A 200m cordon was put in place between Threadneedle Street and London Wall, with nearby buildings evacuated as a precaution.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Also on Wednesday, Gloucestershire Police removed the cordon and reopened the scene.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Outside the cordon, curious onlookers were kept away by Philadelphia police officers as Wes and Tony were led outside in handcuffs, and thrown into the back of a police wagon.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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Officers set up cordons on surrounding roads to prevent people from heading to the coast.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
At the scene, several police cordons were deployed at various locations inside and outside the station, according to images published by local media.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Thousands of people are spending another night away from their homes as cordons remain in place in Exmouth and Plymouth - where separate unexploded World War Two bombs were discovered on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
Det Ch Insp Matthew Denby said officers were working to "establish the full circumstances around this incident", and a number of police cordons were in place.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025
Papa used to say that he had six cordons, but only one coat!
From The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life by Charles James Lever
Police have cordoned off Finchfield Road West and Finchfield Hill and a fire engine was parked outside the supermarket.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Lliani Orantes, Muñoz’s daughter and a nurse who was born in the U.S., said her father had been hauled out of the family home by federal authorities after they swarmed and cordoned off the block.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Large chunks of concrete could be seen scattered around and inside the collapsed area, while orange traffic cones cordoned off the site as workers surveyed the damage.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
When I emerged from the subway, the police had already cordoned off the streets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
He had tucked Seabiscuit into a steel-doored stall and cordoned off the bam area, but the reporters were driving him to distraction.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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Security was tight for the visit, with Berlin cordoning off flag-lined streets and deploying large numbers of police.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The key is ‘alignment,’ which improves capability while cordoning off dangerous knowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Some even made pilgrimages to the isolated ranch, hovering outside yellow and red police tape cordoning off the site.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025
Israeli television channels showed police cordoning off the area as emergency personnel helped the injured and a helicopter hovered above.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024
That velvet rope wasn’t cordoning off anything but wishes and dreams.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2023
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