perimeter
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"Late last night, a trespasser breached airport security at Denver Int'l Airport, deliberately scaled a perimeter fence, and ran out onto a runway," Duffy said in a statement.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
"DEN can confirm that the pedestrian jumped the perimeter fence and was hit just two minutes later while crossing the runway," the statement said.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
“They built that perimeter to stop an army. Turns out all he needed was a room key.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
The hotel was a “soft target” with a makeshift perimeter, and there were “almost zero intervention points” where the shooter could have been apprehended before arriving, Shortland said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
Nor could he climb the perimeter fence, not with the razor wire stretched out across the top.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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