cordon
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A cordon was also put in place on Wotherspoon Road.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The cordon surrounds the scene, which is close to the fishing lake, and two camping tents - one of which is white with a navy blue trim - have been pitched.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
He said he was now visiting the cordon four times a day to seek information.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The delays meant that a cordon at the crime scene was not put in place until 23 February, six days after Low's body was found.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Policemen have thrown a cordon around the compound to prevent new arrivals from entering.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
"Additional police resources are being deployed to assist in contacting those who need to leave their properties and to maintain cordons around restricted areas while our fire service colleagues continue to tackle the wildfire."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 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
Large crowds gathered at the edge of cordons on Renfield Street and Gordon Street to watch the fire, as emergency services urged people to stay away.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 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
The area was cordoned off and police forensic officers in hazmat suits, some carrying cameras, were seen at the property.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The scene around the shooting was cordoned off on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Some of the worst-affected areas have been cordoned off and many residents who were evacuated, including the Bishop of Dudley, the Right Reverand Martin Gorick, have not been able to return home.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
All the streets behind us were open, but the police had cordoned off the side streets along the march route ahead of us.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
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
Some blame the app for not providing accurate information while others argue that it is a larger failure on the part of the government for not cordoning off the place.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024
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
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