cordon
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A cordon was also put in place on Wotherspoon Road.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
A large police presence was seen on the street on Friday, which was sealed off behind a cordon.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
He said he was now visiting the cordon four times a day to seek information.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
"The cordon surrounding the 24 properties remains in place to ensure the ongoing safety of the site."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Another group of constables armed with rifles formed a cordon around the crowd.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Ch Insp Ian Roberts, of North Wales Police, said ignoring road closures and police cordons was "dangerous and may constitute a criminal offence".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
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
Plant single cordons in good ground, they will soon grow and bear.
From The Book of Pears and Plums by Edward Bartrum
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
Social media videos from the scene appear to show crowds gathering around police cars and ambulances, where a large area is cordoned off.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Hundreds of police, some wielding sticks, were deployed near Shifa International Hospital in the capital Islamabad, with roads leading to the clinic cordoned off.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Steve Chapman, who lives opposite the beach, said he could not get into his road because it was cordoned off.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The ribbons that cordoned off the apparition area shook, too.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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
Immediately after Cox was fired and Richardson and Ruckelshaus had resigned, Nixon’s chief of staff, Alexander M. Haig, ordered the cordoning off of all three of their offices.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2024
Police have been investigating the cause of Friday's incident, cordoning off the scene which remained scattered with debris.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2023
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