cordon
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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
Yellow police tape was used to cordon off the gas station.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
"The police cordon is still in place on the Cullybackey Road," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Images from the scene showed a police cordon in place on a residential street, with a forensics unit stationed next to a red tent.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Then he strode through the cordon of officials and began to pass the athletes, separated from them by a rope line.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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"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
Despite road closures and police cordons, emergency services have continued to receive reports of visitors attempting to enter the affected area.
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
On this account the trees were set two feet apart, which is more than is usually recommended for upright cordons.
From Dwarf Fruit Trees Their propagation, pruning, and general management, adapted to the United States and Canada by F. A. Waugh
The area around the home was cordoned off for six days, according to The Sun, external, with one resident telling the newspaper the property was being renovated.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
For many, security cameras—along with wildlife cameras and even drones—are the only way of knowing what’s happening as affected neighborhoods and streets are cordoned off by authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Secrecy surrounding the event is so tight that the reported venue has been cordoned off with privacy tents, tarps and barricades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
An AFP photographer at the scene saw a heavy police presence with access to the area cordoned off, while a helicopter circled overhead.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
The crash site was cordoned off for 2 days as they took photographs from every possible angle, including the air, and sifted through the wreckage.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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The key is ‘alignment,’ which improves capability while cordoning off dangerous knowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Helicopter footage captured by NBC4 showed police tape cordoning off a section of the residential street, where a large number of emergency responders were gathered.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Police arrived soon after, urging visitors to disperse as they began cordoning off the street.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
That velvet rope wasn’t cordoning off anything but wishes and dreams.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2023
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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