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perimeter

[puh-rim-i-ter] / pəˈrɪm ɪ tər /


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AwareCA pulls evacuation updates and fire perimeter maps from official sources in near-real time and allows local fire and police departments to post updates directly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

It said security camera footage confirmed Morley had breached the prison's perimeter fence and escaped in his prison uniform.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Outside the perimeter fence, daily life bears little resemblance to the military activity unfolding inside.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

A non-combustible perimeter using materials like gravel, free of plants, wooden decks and furniture, to stop windblown ember ignitions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

It takes up the entirety of the tent save for a raised path along the perimeter, a winding loop that begins at the tent entrance and circles around.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Nearly 6,000 homeless people could be forced to move when security officials impose expansive security perimeters in advance of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, researchers estimated in a new study.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

He pulled back from that threat on Saturday, saying the "perimeters" of a deal were there.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

He appeared to suggest progress towards an agreement had been made, saying that the "perimeters of a deal has been agreed to".

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Police may close roads, establish perimeters, kettle crowds, redirect traffic, block movement, and call those acts public order.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

The brilliant white stakes that marked the perimeters of buildings imparted to the land the look of a Civil War burial ground.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson


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