barricade
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Brooks has described applying for compensation as torturous, a barricade that is constantly preventing him from being able to move forward.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Reporters chronicled every metal barricade plunked down by police and each time people were told to move back from areas near the arena, to make way for the event and guests.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
In July 2024, Rinderknecht demanded the chatbot generate an image that showed wealthy elites dining extravagantly on one side of a wall while the world burned beyond the barricade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Some also attempted to erect a barricade with rental bikes which was cleared by police.
From Barron's ● May 30, 2026
On the other side of the barricade was a chamber the size of a basketball court.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
So naturally the party leadership seems prepared to go to the barricades to defend it.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
And if so, will all the barricades return?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
But the city’s response to the barricades did not settle the public safety question.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
As activists gather beneath tarpaulin sheets in New Delhi, often holding all-night political debates, singing or reciting poetry, delivery drivers from online platforms weave through the barricades.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Let’s see the babies,” Molly called from the bridge barricades.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
On Sunday, access to the airbase at the airport, where the mutineers had barricaded themselves in, and to the presidency, was once again open, residents said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
On Sunday morning, access to the airbase at the airport, where the mutineers had barricaded themselves in, and to the presidency, were open again, residents said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
For the last two years, her street has been barricaded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Court staff barricaded off the area and guarded it.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The crying girl is barricaded in the same stall I hid in after Fina showed me that text.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
On Monday, authorities closed schools and colleges for two days and imposed restrictions on public movement by barricading many arterial roads.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
Protesters and worried family began arriving soon afterward, and by 2:30 p.m., a line of about 30 agents, including National Guard members, was barricading nearby Laguna Road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
He told BBC News he saw families "barricading themselves behind a circle of luggage trolleys to keep themselves safe because they didn't feel that safe because there was absolutely no staff".
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2024
Police believe the woman barricading herself is a missing Maryland woman found Tuesday morning.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
“Voldemort’s on his way, they’re barricading the school—Snape’s run for it—What are you doing here? How did you know?”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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