barricade
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Other speakers at the memorial service include Alan Levy, who helped barricade the doors against the attacker, and Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Brooks has described applying for compensation as torturous, a barricade that is constantly preventing him from being able to move forward.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
After a day of largely peaceful demonstrations on Saturday, including a counter-protest in support of ICE, some protesters attempted to breach a police barricade, prompting police to use tear gas.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
“That’s when we put the barricade to stop him from being moved,” Pillay recalled.
From Slate ● May 29, 2026
The barricade is made up of all the junk pulled from every neighborhood garage.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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So naturally the party leadership seems prepared to go to the barricades to defend it.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
And if so, will all the barricades return?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The city described the barricades through the language of safety as well.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Volunteers stretched blue tarpaulins over small groups as chants continued and soaked demonstrators waited for news from the police barricades.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
I had to escape the maze to recover it, but I couldn’t find the way out, and Dad was pursuing me, sealing the exits with sacks of grain stacked into barricades.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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On Sunday, access to the airbase at the airport, where the mutineers had barricaded themselves in, and to the presidency, was once again open, residents said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
On Sunday morning, access to the airbase at the airport, where the mutineers had barricaded themselves in, and to the presidency, were open again, residents said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
The special enforcement bureau, which handles high-risk tactical operations like barricaded suspects and hostage situations, has been at the center of several recent controversies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Subway exits were also barricaded and mobile internet was jammed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Izzy found the whole thing unspeakably idiotic and barricaded herself upstairs, practicing her violin.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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On Monday, authorities closed schools and colleges for two days and imposed restrictions on public movement by barricading many arterial roads.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
When officers arrived, they detained one suspect immediately, but the second suspect was inside the manhole and refused to come out, barricading himself, said Officer Tony Im, a spokesperson for the Police Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
Rabbi Walker was one of the men who, like Mr Daulby, had been barricading the doors to stop Al-Shamie getting in before police shot the attacker dead.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
Police believe the woman barricading herself is a missing Maryland woman found Tuesday morning.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
“Voldemort’s on his way, they’re barricading the school—Snape’s run for it—What are you doing here? How did you know?”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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