marked off
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At the hospital in Rwampara, one of the epicentres of a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a simple plastic strip marked off the isolation centre for patients, yet to be built.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
We were confined to a small clearing, marked off by red and white tape.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025
The fights mostly carried on without much reaction, except for some light grumbling as the guys marked off the matches where they’d put money on the wrong fighter.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2024
The two suspicious person incidents were marked off as “gone on arrival.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
Even farther below, the streetlights marked off sullen pathways that squared back into themselves.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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