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cordon

[kawr-dn] / ˈkɔr dn /






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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

A police cordon remained in place in the woodland on Sunday, and officers were in the area carrying out inquiries and providing reassurance.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Many families are only just discovering the extent of damage to their homes as West Midlands Fire Service allowed some behind the cordon after three days.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Nottinghamshire Police set up a cordon and a number of roads were closed around Chesterfield Canal and Raglan Road on Monday.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Another group of constables armed with rifles formed a cordon around the crowd.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

Almost every resident carries a private atlas of vanished places: Regal Cinema, the old Coffee House, Urdu bookshops in Daryaganj, winter evenings at India Gate before barricades and security cordons reshaped the city.

From BBC May 25, 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

When I emerged from the subway, the police had already cordoned off the streets.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Social media videos from the scene appear to show crowds gathering around police cars and ambulances, where a large area is cordoned off.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Hundreds of police, some wielding sticks, were deployed near Shifa late on Thursday, with roads leading to the hospital cordoned off ahead of the expected transfer.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

Plainclothes officers cordoned off Zhu’s ancestral home in the landlocked Hunan province and turned away visitors who came to lay flowers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

He had tucked Seabiscuit into a steel-doored stall and cordoned off the bam area, but the reporters were driving him to distraction.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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

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

The incident caused major delays to trains at the station in the early morning rush, with police cordoning off the station and setting up large white curtains around the attack scene.

From BBC Jan. 11, 2023




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