cordon
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Traffic officers cordon off the sidewalk with yellow tape.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
Security is expected to again be heightened for the hearing, with a security cordon of steel imposed around the downtown courthouse for his first appearance in January.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Tributes were placed near the scene on Sunday, including flowers and a toy animal, after the cordon was lifted.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
But, still the military placed an armed cordon around the hospital in case of attack.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
The men on the Redwyne galleys had grown lax after so long, however, and they had slipped through the cordon smooth as black satin.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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