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perimeter

[puh-rim-i-ter] / pəˈrɪm ɪ tər /


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Tisch said vehicular and pedestrian traffic inside the security perimeter will be closed starting at 4 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The New York Police Department and Secret Service also set up a multi-block security perimeter around the arena and canceled a watch party outside.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

A wide security perimeter will close vehicular and pedestrian traffic around Madison Square Garden starting at 4 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"Gen. Donovan also led a perimeter security assessment of the naval base and discussed force protection, safety of service members and their families, and operational readiness with base officials."

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

He nudged me, and I looked down at the dirt, where he had drawn a crude map of the perimeter of the camp, an X marked in the southeast corner, farthest from the guard tower.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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